Well there is that aspect but NATO is being soundly beaten, this isn't going the way they wanted. They wanted to destroy and humiliate Russia but instead, they are being destroyed and humiliated.
I would agree that It can be helpful for their actions to be seen as failures, especially in the eye of the general public, as to sway feelings toward their future actions and ideas.
Well there is that aspect but NATO is being soundly beaten, this isn't going the way they wanted. They wanted to destroy and humiliate Russia but instead, they are being destroyed and humiliated.
I would agree that It can be helpful for their actions to be seen as failures, especially in the eye of the general public, as to sway feelings toward their future actions and ideas.