Brent M. Eastwood
Can Russia’s Strategy of Attrition Lead to a Pyrrhic Victory in Ukraine?
There are two ways to look at the Russian army. The first is to see it as a paper tiger: The force is now only a fraction of its former self. The defense industry is working overtime to barely keep up with needs, and the army is hollowed out and will take years to rebuild. But there is an alternate view. The Russian army can still bring the fight to the enemy with violence of action. Despite its losses, it is still manned enough to hold the territory it controls and eject the Ukrainians from Russia’s Kursk region. Plus, it has the ability to win more territory in the Donbas.
Four for Four – Russia’s New Formula for the Fight
The Russian army has found a recipe for success in Ukraine after all of these difficulties. It has a four-part group of techniques for tactical and operational art that is punishing Ukrainian forces: First, bombard the enemy with artillery, then use aerial bunker-busting and anti-personnel glide bombs to take out sections of the Ukrainian trench system. Next, fly fiber-optic FPV (first-person view) drones to attack the rear of the Ukrainian front lines to hinder resupply. Finally, send dismounted infantry and tanks, plus armored personnel carriers, into the breach.
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