You think like a westerner…..fact is Ukraine has been effectively “ attrited” by Vlad….the West has no stomach for attrition, and no understanding of Russian warfare….scorched Earth and attrition is the Russian way, always has been.
at·trit (ə-trĭt′)
tr.v. at·trit·ted, at·trit·ting, at·trits or at·trit·ed or at·trit·ing
- To weaken or reduce in number by stress or military action: “attriting enemy forces faster than they could be replaced”.