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.
I want Russia destroyed as a polity for what they’ve done. But I’m not interested in repeating these cheap memes from my warm home thousands of miles away while Ukrainians suffer to make that meat grinder you’re so amused by possible. I’m interested in what’s actually going on on the ground, not what Ukrainian cheerleaders and state media want you to hear.
Really?
Because it sure sounds like you’re working to complete the following task:
Undermine Ukranian morale by maximizing a sense of futility.
Meanwhile, Russia scrapes personnel to replace the over one million Russian casualties incurred so far.
If you want to see examples of what that invincible Russian juggernaut looks like in action, go through my comments history, and look for 🌻 s.
Watch the videos, and pay close attention to how poorly equipped they are. Note the ones forced back out to the battlefield on crutches.
Then watch them explode.