Yes they are.

http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2023/june/13/neocon-warmonger-advocates-nukes-to-nazis-in-ukraine/

Ukraine hasn’t even reached the first anti-tank trenches yet, which are at the first line of defense which is part of at least three lines of defense (depending on location). They’ve taken very heavy losses to this point too.

Ukraine is getting stomped, and that’s why the NATO bosses are now talking about possibilities like a coalition of the willing or even giving Ukraine tactical nukes in one extreme case I read.