01/23/2026

Today’s battlefield tells a consistent story: intensified Russian assaults are producing intensified Russian casualties. This isn’t accidental. Russian forces continue manpower-heavy attacks against prepared Ukrainian defenses, trading lives for marginal ground—often measured in meters. Ukraine’s strategy focuses on defense-in-depth, kill zones, drones, and artillery coordination, turning predictable assaults into predictable losses. The result is a war of attrition where Russia’s chosen tempo is amplifying its own casualty problem rather than solving it.

Source: Professor Gerdes Explains