The Ukrainian Armed Forces succeed when they employ unconventional methods of warfare and carry out unconventional operations, preventing Russia from imposing a traditional war of attrition.
This view was expressed in an interview with Ukrinform by Colonel of the Austrian Armed Forces, Head of the Institute for Basic Officer Training at the Theresian Military Academy, Markus Reisner.
“Ukraine succeeds every time it fights unconventionally and acts in ways the enemy does not expect. The Russians, on the other hand, are successful when they manage to force Ukraine to resort to traditional forms of combat, such as a war of attrition,” Reisner said.
He compared the Russian-Ukrainian war to a boxing match in which a larger and stronger opponent tries to use his weight against a more agile opponent.
“We are, in essence, in the tenth round. On one side is the supposedly stronger Russian opponent, comparable to boxer Nikolai Valuev, and on the other is the agile Ukrainian underdog, similar to David Haye, who defeated Valuev,” the military expert noted.
