Energy supplies and communications networks are cut off. https://ambitious-camel-g3r4ks.mystrikingly.com/blog/ukraine-war-why-so-many-russians-turn-a-blind-eye-to-the-conflict-628f7064-01f6-4a5e-942f-9600ef5dff8d is replaced with a pro-Moscow puppet regime. President Zelensky is either assassinated or flees, to western Ukraine or even overseas, to set up a government in exile. President Putin declares victory and withdraws some forces, leaving enough behind to maintain some control.
