The Ides of March: Fall of the Russian Bear?

A critical update has come across my feed. The New York Times lost the lede in a story today.

No one can say with certainty just how many Russian troops have died since last Thursday, when they began what is turning into a long march to Kyiv, the capital. Some Russian units have put down their arms and refused to fight, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Major Ukrainian cities have withstood the onslaught thus far.

My bold. So we have units that are indeed refusing to fight. That is critically important.