Asymmetrical warfare is a good plan PH.D Tingle. I would say low tech has shown and will show the resolve to defeat Russia and Ukraine has been very adept at make Russia eat crow. What they need to continue to do is document war crimes, keep their nose clean, go after Russia globally and keep pressing into Russia Proper to Moscow. Begin an insurgency with in Russia. Hunt the Things Putin holds dear. Ukraine needs to get intel on the nuke launch sights and drone strike all of them. It is clear Russia can and has been defeated by a Cessna.
Insurgency is always appreciated! The problem is the average Russian is a sheep. Doesn't care. We haven't even seen significant insurgent activity in occupied Ukraine. There are occasional incidents (assassinations), but maybe we just don't have good reporting. Any insurgency in Russia proper will probably happen if the Federation collapses, and at that point the war in Ukraine will obviously be over.
I'm concerned that this perspective still does not take into consideration the question (clearly on minds in the Kremlin) of exactly how many casualties is Ukraine willing and able to sustain in defense of its right to independence when we still have seen no signs of a limit on how many casualties Russia is willing to endure in trying to erase Ukraine.
I agree that Ukrainian manpower is their long pole in the war tent. Yet, they will keep fighting, because they have to. Russia's endless flow of manpower is starting to see leaks, given they are now (since around August) losing more men per month than they can replenish. Although, I think the Dead Russian Fallacy still holds: killing a lot of Russians shouldn't be a strategy for Ukraine.
Asymmetrical warfare is a good plan PH.D Tingle. I would say low tech has shown and will show the resolve to defeat Russia and Ukraine has been very adept at make Russia eat crow. What they need to continue to do is document war crimes, keep their nose clean, go after Russia globally and keep pressing into Russia Proper to Moscow. Begin an insurgency with in Russia. Hunt the Things Putin holds dear. Ukraine needs to get intel on the nuke launch sights and drone strike all of them. It is clear Russia can and has been defeated by a Cessna.
Insurgency is always appreciated! The problem is the average Russian is a sheep. Doesn't care. We haven't even seen significant insurgent activity in occupied Ukraine. There are occasional incidents (assassinations), but maybe we just don't have good reporting. Any insurgency in Russia proper will probably happen if the Federation collapses, and at that point the war in Ukraine will obviously be over.
I'm concerned that this perspective still does not take into consideration the question (clearly on minds in the Kremlin) of exactly how many casualties is Ukraine willing and able to sustain in defense of its right to independence when we still have seen no signs of a limit on how many casualties Russia is willing to endure in trying to erase Ukraine.
I agree that Ukrainian manpower is their long pole in the war tent. Yet, they will keep fighting, because they have to. Russia's endless flow of manpower is starting to see leaks, given they are now (since around August) losing more men per month than they can replenish. Although, I think the Dead Russian Fallacy still holds: killing a lot of Russians shouldn't be a strategy for Ukraine.