I expect Kiev to fall soon. Not buying the optimism of the media. Yet, Ukrainians should be proud of how the fought despite having almost none help from the west.
Sadly, I think the only way they can win in Kiev is if they resort to urban combat and Russia doesn’t encircle the city to starve it out. It doesn’t seem like they want to bomb Kiev into oblivion and are going to start with ground war, so it’s possible they can fight hard in the streets. Horrific, but not impossible.
They need to get creative once the ground forces come in. Like super creative. Oh, and they need to be very vocal about their wins around the city, hopefully showing Russian troops that they’re coming to get lit up.