> An overview of Russian adaptation reveals a force that is able to improve and evolve its employment of key systems. There is evidence of a centralised process for identifying shortcomings in employment and the development of mitigations. Nevertheless, much of this adaptation is reactive and is aimed at making up for serious deficiencies in Russian units. The result is a structure that becomes better over time at managing the problems it immediately faces, but also one that struggles to anticipate new threats. The conclusion therefore is that the Russian Armed Forces pose a significant challenge for the Ukrainian military on the defence. Nevertheless, if Ukraine can disrupt Russian defences and impose a dynamic situation on them, Russian units are likely to rapidly lose their coordination. Changes in the air combat environment, for example, have led rapidly to incidents of Russian fratricide.
Both sides are adapting, we'll see how this develops once the Ukrainian offensive starts.
Ukraine is losing citizens, that do not seem to be comitted to Ukraine as a state. World community (or West) can keep an empty shell within 1990 borders but that would be very peculiar "state"..
So when civilians flee an unprovoked invasion, it justifies that invasion in your opinion as the country isn't a real country anymore because a significant part of the population fled the war? That's just insane.
If armed assailants enter my house, I'm going out the back door and running to a neighbor's to call 911. That doesn't mean I'm "not committed" to my house, it means I'm sane.
> An overview of Russian adaptation reveals a force that is able to improve and evolve its employment of key systems. There is evidence of a centralised process for identifying shortcomings in employment and the development of mitigations. Nevertheless, much of this adaptation is reactive and is aimed at making up for serious deficiencies in Russian units. The result is a structure that becomes better over time at managing the problems it immediately faces, but also one that struggles to anticipate new threats. The conclusion therefore is that the Russian Armed Forces pose a significant challenge for the Ukrainian military on the defence. Nevertheless, if Ukraine can disrupt Russian defences and impose a dynamic situation on them, Russian units are likely to rapidly lose their coordination. Changes in the air combat environment, for example, have led rapidly to incidents of Russian fratricide.
Both sides are adapting, we'll see how this develops once the Ukrainian offensive starts.