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Russian-Ukrainian War Update: Will Crumbling Attrition Lead to a Return of Maneuver Warfare

on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 16:05

I last commented on the Russian-Ukrainian war about eight months ago. In that article I speculated on whether or not a breakthrough of the first Ukrainian defensive line in the Donbas would lead to a Russian breakout. That could have meant a potential return to the sweeping war of maneuver that had characterized the initial weeks of the Russian invasion (or "special military operation"). Since then quite a bit has changed, not least of which is a reappraisal of Russia's methodology for fighting this war.

Just to recap, Russia opened the war in February by invading with a small force of