Quote (ofthevoid @ Dec 15 2022 08:20pm)
I know they didn't fail, but they targeted civilian infrastructure. So why is Russia targeting infrastructure a sign of failing meanwhile US targeting it is not? I'm just asking for some logical consistency?
But you're right that we faired much better in Iraq compared to Russians in Ukraine. I wonder if the two richest continents pooling resources and funneling tens of billions in weapons, training and funding into Ukraine has something to do with it.
Its not a sign they are failing, its the strategy they are using now BECAUSE the conventional war has been lost, to this point.
It was lost the moment they were denied continuous access to Gostomel airfield.
Surovikin has taken control of the war in Ukraine. He has seen that it is not in the armies best interest to continue an offensive war, or to hold all land taken in the initial attacks.
He is playing to the armies strengths and capability. Mainly defensive and mainly artillery battles. Whilst attacking civilian infrastructure and hoping to break the will of Ukrainians to continue resisting.