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THE UKRAINE WAR
Ukraine's Alternate Win Condition: Inside the Gamble on the War of Attrition ... William Spaniel Original article: Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess | |||||||||
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Ukraine's Alternate Win Condition: Inside the Gamble on the War of Attrition
William Spaniel
Sep 19, 2023
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The conventional wisdom regarding Ukraine's theory of victory for its 2023 counteroffensive was to split Russian troops and starve a large section of its resupplies. However, early on during the offensive, Ukraine switched to an attrition strategy. This video explains why that might be the case and how Ukraine has made a major bet that the Kremlin cannot mobilize again.
0:00 Concerns about the Counteroffensive
1:55 The Puzzle
3:48 Ukraine's Conventional Theory of Victory
9:27 Why Some Western Strategists Are Frustrated
11:58 Ukraine's Switch to Attrition
14:34 War of Attrition 101
17:15 Ukraine's Alternate Theory of Victory
24:44 Russia's Election Problem
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