Good points.
Also, Ukrainian soldiers are very close in capability to Russian soldiers, whereas there was a wider advantage for American soldiers and marines over the Iraqi irregulars.
And the US had the advantage of the Iraqi government participating with them on most objectives, with lots of resources and incentives.
The Russian way of way inflicts a lot more collateral damage - artilery duels in the cities and such.
I wonder if the Ukrainians will adopt guerrilla tactics in occupied areas to bleed the Russians, like IEDs and snipers?
“I wonder if the Ukrainians will adopt guerrilla tactics in occupied areas to bleed the Russians, like IEDs and snipers?”
Been happening since the beginning, though without much success.
Just last week “infiltrators” tried to assassinate the head of the Luhansk Republic, and others tried to kill the high-profile Donetsk armor commander “Givi” on a Donetsk street.
Over the months, they’ve gotten close to killing several of the Donetsk/Luhansk leaders.
Also, despite the propaganda, Kiev’s “infiltration teams” don’t seem to last very long, especially in the cities, because the civilians turn them in to the rebels, and they get eliminated.
That has happened many times, especially with infiltration teams siting for Artillery or ballistic missile attacks.