Can Ukraine’s Military Really Defeat Russia? Reality Check Time

“…What this short series will reveal, unfortunately, is that Ukrainian victory is not achievable at an acceptable cost and therefore a change of strategy for the United States and NATO is necessary.

Many pundits (this author included) feared the Russian army would have subdued the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) within a few months of Moscow’s February 2022 invasion. Instead, the Ukrainian troops demonstrated a fearlessness, heroic, and tenacious fighting spirit that not only prevented defeat, but inflicted severe wounds on Putin’s forces throughout 2022.

The question that must be answered, however, is whether that heroism and tenacity can power Kyiv’s troops to victory.

An honest and sober assessment of the military, economic, and political realities indicates the answer is no…”