Russia has finally realized that only by destroying the combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian army can it win the Russia-Ukraine war! The Russia-Ukraine war has lasted for three and a half years, and the Russian army has not carried out a single annihilation battle except for Mariupol.
The direct consequence is that the main force of the Ukrainian army has always maintained its combat capability. Conducting an annihilation battle, 1000 veteran soldiers of the Ukrainian army would be completely lost, but if the Russians fight a positional warfare, the Ukrainian army of 1000 people would suffer at most 500 casualties before retreating.
Therefore, Ukraine can replenish 500 new soldiers, led by the remaining 500 veteran soldiers, and still maintain considerable combat capability! The Russian army fights positional warfare and breakthrough battles, which allows the Ukrainian army to always maintain a large number of veteran soldiers and thus maintain its combat capability.
Why was the War of Liberation fought quickly? One important point is that our army has always emphasized conducting annihilation battles, not focusing on the gain or loss of one city or one area, but moving around to find opportunities for annihilation battles.
All three major campaigns of the War of Liberation were annihilation battles. If these three major campaigns had been breakthrough battles like Russia's, allowing the enemy's main forces in Liaoshen, Pingjin, and Huaihai to retreat to the Yangtze River defense line, the battle would have become difficult. This is why we need to conduct annihilation battles: it is better to cut off one finger than to injure ten fingers.
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