Ukraine employs a layered defense. Sparse up front that can be quickly reinforced when needed. Preserves their own, while bleeding the Russians which is their strategy. Land, which Ukraine has an abundance of can be sacrificed. The interesting thing, is they don't even dig in sometimes on the front lines. They let the Russians come over that ground and they pick them off. Then Ukrainians move back in and thereby not have to fight the Russians inside their trenches Ukraine built. That's why often, the war map will show Russia making slight ground gains, only to be lost in a couple days when the Ukrainians move in and mop up.
About 12 to 25 miles from the front line, Ukraine concentrates on taking out Russian artillery. Then 5 to 12 miles from front line they take out moving vehicles. Up to 5 miles from front, they take out humans that move. It's an efficient system of defense.
Russia doesn't bother to train much. Its a meat wave. Open sources have accounted for known 6,000 in Russian officer losses. That's a huge brain and experience drain. So even if Russia captures a critical town or two, then so what? What are they going to do? Russia hasn't shown since 2022 that they can follow up any breakthrough. They don't have the logistics or leadership to do that. And on foot, it won't ever happen.
And it appears the air force advantage has shifted to Ukraine. Many more reports now of Ukraine using glide bombs at the front rather then Russia. Which is funny, because it was Russia that started that. Seem like I read Ukraine had even figured out how to jam the glide bomb mechanism Russia uses.
Yep, Russia is making advances in Drones. Will that really matter as the attacker? For terrorism, yes. For moving the front line? It takes serious coordination for it to matter as the attacker, so I have my doubts if Russia can take advantage.
If I were Putin, yes I'd make one more serious effort this year. If I were the Ukrainians, no way give up anything in a peace settlement.
The Ukrainians got this.
About 12 to 25 miles from the front line, Ukraine concentrates on taking out Russian artillery. Then 5 to 12 miles from front line they take out moving vehicles. Up to 5 miles from front, they take out humans that move. It's an efficient system of defense.
Russia doesn't bother to train much. Its a meat wave. Open sources have accounted for known 6,000 in Russian officer losses. That's a huge brain and experience drain. So even if Russia captures a critical town or two, then so what? What are they going to do? Russia hasn't shown since 2022 that they can follow up any breakthrough. They don't have the logistics or leadership to do that. And on foot, it won't ever happen.
And it appears the air force advantage has shifted to Ukraine. Many more reports now of Ukraine using glide bombs at the front rather then Russia. Which is funny, because it was Russia that started that. Seem like I read Ukraine had even figured out how to jam the glide bomb mechanism Russia uses.
Yep, Russia is making advances in Drones. Will that really matter as the attacker? For terrorism, yes. For moving the front line? It takes serious coordination for it to matter as the attacker, so I have my doubts if Russia can take advantage.
If I were Putin, yes I'd make one more serious effort this year. If I were the Ukrainians, no way give up anything in a peace settlement.
The Ukrainians got this.
