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From what I've read, they've carefully prioritized targets in order to conserve what they may need later on.
That said, it seems they've focused on supply lines, weapons depots, command and communication centers, which appears to be paying off.
If both sides are using the same tactics, are we basically in the same situation as WWI trench warfare? Move an inch loose an inch. Just hope that the opponent losses will or ability to fight before your forces.
Interesting comments from Erdogan. Turkey has mastered playing the middle. In the short term they have been the largest benefactor of the war.
If both sides are using the same tactics, are we basically in the same situation as WWI trench warfare? Move an inch loose an inch.
The fact that neither side has air supremacy has somehow changed the picture from what was expected of 21st century war. Russia gave maneuver warfare a solid try at the beginning of the war and had their rearsides kicked. They're falling back on tried-and-true massed artillery reducing the target to rubble, then rolling in and declaring victory. Doesn't call for much in the way of coordination and control.
It seems to be Ukraine who have seized the initiative for now. Deeper-range strikes on high-value targets like aircraft, logistics nodes and command centers. And the well-timed destruction of bridges, of course - they certainly know the value of a well-placed chokepoint.
The fact that neither side has air supremacy has somehow changed the picture from what was expected of 21st century war. Russia gave maneuver warfare a solid try at the beginning of the war and had their rearsides kicked. They're falling back on tried-and-true massed artillery reducing the target to rubble, then rolling in and declaring victory. Doesn't call for much in the way of coordination and control.
It seems to be Ukraine who have seized the initiative for now. Deeper-range strikes on high-value targets like aircraft, logistics nodes and command centers. And the well-timed destruction of bridges, of course - they certainly know the value of a well-placed chokepoint.
Ukraine's military has also benefitted from adopting NATO's NCO structure. Word on the street is that the counteroffensives around Kharkiv were originally supposed to be a probing operation, but once the Russians started caving in, the Ukrainians on the ground seized the initiative and exploited it. I wouldn't be surprised if the Ukrainians are as surprised as the Russians by their successes so far.
Russia, on the other hand, still has the strict Soviet top-down command structure. Nobody can so much as fart without permission from up top.
If anybody still thinks Zelenskyy is the warmonger and not Putin after watching this footage of his phone conversation with Emmanuel Macron shortly after the invasion began, then he/she needs their head examined.
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