act 3 managed to exceed any expectations i could've had for one ship by miles and miles while also completely souring the existence of another and turn me bitter...

And that initial invasion never stopped, only continually expanded. Crimea seamlessly spilled over into the Donbas, where war then simmered until it was spilled over to the rest of Ukraine. All at the behest of Russian government and with open or tacit approval of most Russians.