Red1 said:
Are there fundamental flaws Ukraine can take advantage of to start large flanking maneuvers? Are the flaws so great that the Russian forces who are massed can be destroyed like a tethered goat? I don't know, but I hope so.
I'm not a military guy but those are the questions that will likely determine the fate of Russia for the next 60 years.
So far I have seen no evidence that Ukraine can maneuver large formations to flank the Russians. Taking ground requires infantry (hopefully backed by armor an close air support) closing on enemy lines. But Russian artillery, while not very precise or even timely, is overwhelming in volume.
Ukraine doesn't have enough smart weapons to take out all the artillery so they have to play the long game of continually degrading supplies and command structures from a distance while waiting for Russia to collapse.
I think this war ends in a rout of one side or another. Either the EU gives up on Ukraine and they run out of ammo or fuel, or they suffer a leadership collapse post Zelenskiy.
Or the Russians get stuck in a quagmire of ammo, food, and maintenance supply issues driving morale to the point that their army basically dissolves at first contact with the Ukrainians.