Monday, August 24, 2026

The Winter War of 2022 Seeks Victory Through Air Power

 

Can Ukraine wage offensive ground war? Is Putin willing to risk internal division to wage offensive ground war by mobilizing more troops? If the answers are “no”, do both sides believe bombarding the enemy homelands is the only affordable path to victory? I just don’t think the war’s outcome can be decided without ground forces getting the decisive votes.

Head on over to Substack for the essay. I decided to publish this series there. But you can always get the link here on TDR.

NOTE: ISW updates continue here.

NOTE: Also, I put war-related links and commentary in the Weekend Data Dump on Substack. You may read my posts on Substack, at The Dignified Rant: Evolved.