Azov commander: Stop counting kilometers—Ukraine’s real war is psychological (euromaidanpress.com)

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Dmytryk's prescription: abandon the metric of kilometers gained in favor of indicators showing preservation of Ukrainian forces and disproportionate enemy losses. The state's task "should be to cultivate ways of adapting to the situation, and not to support empty optimism."

The key metric in a war of attrition, Dmytryk argues, is adaptation speed—the ability to change faster than the enemy. Ukraine has compressed its adaptation cycles from years to months. Russia relied on numerical superiority; instead, its operations choked. This is what winning looks like in attrition warfare—even when the map doesn't show it.

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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

What? How do you get that?

[-] Carmakazi@piefed.social -2 points 2 days ago

The only reason you would say "you can't measure our victories in kilometers" is if it would look bad if you did.

As much as I would like to wish Ukrainians were throttling Russia at every turn, the reality appears to be that the war is at a very costly stalemate and has been for months if not years. Sitting in an undermanned foxhole for weeks or months basically waiting to get shelled or FPV'd to death with no end in sight is not a recipe for high morale.

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sitting in an undermanned foxhole for weeks or months basically waiting to get shelled or FPV'd to death with no end in sight is not a recipe for high morale.

No but attacking vs defending during winter makes a huge difference for morale since the defender can sit tight whereas the attacker always has to press forward from shelter.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

See: Operation Barbarossa, and how that ultimately panned out

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

The only reason you would say "you can't measure our victories in kilometers" is if it would look bad if you did.

It actually looks pretty amazing though. At the rate Russia has been advancing and losing troops, it would take over a hundred years and more than all of Russia to take Ukraine.

[-] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 1 points 1 day ago

with no end in sight

Russia is converting personnel from its Strategic Missile Forces, Aerospace Forces, and Navy into ground infantry, according to Viktor Kevliuk, a military expert at the Center for Defense Strategies. He detailed this assessment in a Facebook analysis republished by Ukrainian outlet NV on 29 January.

Ya sure, no end in sight. LMAO