cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/45694113
Not that CNN is a good source, the reason I posted the CNN link is because it is indicative that CNN is concluding this publicly and emphatically. It shows the calculus of US mainstream media is changing towards Ukraine, which is not something it has really done for quite awhile.
I think that calling this a winning streak in the first place deeply misunderstands the dynamics of warfare. Ukraine have been intentionally trading land for time, allowing the Russians to advance at a contained, manageable rate, while inflicting a heavy and continuous cost on them in materiel and manpower.
Ironically, this is exactly how the Soviets defeated the Nazi invasion.
Also both didn’t have another realistic option.
True. But then a lot of strategy is knowing how to recognize the realistic option.