Is Russia, in reality, "The Borg"?

In noting the systematic advance of Russia through Ukraine these days, there seems a certain familiarity about it all. They're in no rush at all, their advance is extremely slow, but systematic, and, kind of inevitable. Their primary intention is to destroy any and all possible opposition in the form of Ukrainian infantry in their way, and any possible fortifications. They don't seem to have the slightest interest in rapid advance or conquest of territory, but, rather, the total and systematic absorption of territory, its colonization with Russian citizens, and the building of road and railway links to the Mother Country, Russia itself. The message is quite clear -- "We are the Russians, resistance is futile." Apparently, Russia is "The Borg". Really. I guess Vladimir Putin was a big fan of "Star Trek : The Next Generation", back in the 1980's when he was an up and coming KGB agent in the Soviet Union. And, the concept of "The Borg" made quite an impression on him. Now, it's quite common, I've noticed, to compare the Russians to the "Orcs", from Lord of the Rings, these days, in the Western media. And, indeed, I'm by no means sure that J.R.R. Tolkien did not indeed have Stalin in mind with Sauron, and that Mordor was not the Soviet Union, in the mind of the creator of the Lord of the Rings. However, I think in Vladimir Putin's mind, and in reality, the comparison to "The Borg", from "Star Trek: the Next Generation" would be much more apt. The Borg are a hive mind. They are not evil, but, actually, highly functional. It is a perfectly legitimate conception of society, although it sublimates the individual to the greater whole -- a conception that is anathema to the Western mindset. Of course, Westerners will submit to higher authority, if need be, for a time. However, they do so reluctantly. In contrast, in traditional China, in the Mongol Empire, and, in Russia, which learned so much from the Mongols, the conception of the hive mind is much more familiar, and much more acceptable. We really should bear this in mind, don't you think?