President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the possibility of ending the war or achieving a truce in Ukraine hinges on Europe’s readiness to take a tougher stance on Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the possibility of ending the war or achieving a truce in Ukraine hinges on Europe’s readiness to take a tougher stance on Russia.

  • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
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    1 day ago

    So how do you expect modern war between similarly strong forces to go differently without either side gaining air superiority?

    The moment you cannot move fast, digging in is the obvious choice.

    • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
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      1 day ago

      In fact I don’t expect any side without air superiority. We have seen how well Russian-made air-defense works against modern NATO equipment in other theaters. We also have seen how well it actually works in Ukraine/Russia against missiles or even cheap drones (to the point that Russia “intercepting missiles” with the intended target has become a meme).

      Russia had more than half a year to dig in and build a billion trenches in their newly occupied territory because Ukraine lacked the equipment, lacked the soldiers (especially those trained on new western equipment that took far to long to get there) and even today still lacks the air forces to heavy pressure those fortifications.

      On the other hand we have also seen the incredible success of Ukraine when applying modern mobile tactics in areas where they did not have that time.

      So why would I expect a static, artillery heavy trench warfare without much air support?

    • Doom@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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      1 day ago

      digging in with equipment that can defend you is a lot different than digging in without it …