https://www.scmp.com/rss/516213/feed Aswin Jia-Song Lin is a PhD candidate at the International Doctoral Programme in Asia-Pacific Studies (IDAS), at the National Chengchi University, Taipei. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ukraine is embroiled in a war of attrition against its Russian invaders that is reminiscent of the first world war. For the summer campaign, while Ukraine sent its soldiers to Nato countries for training, Moscow dug down, literally – constructing old-fashioned trenches and fortifications. In a war of attrition, the most important factors are the numbers of soldiers and artillery. Right now, the ratio of Ukraine’s artillery to Russia’s is calculated as anything between 1:10 and 1:3, depending on... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3228472/ukraines-war-attrition-can-kyiv-depend-west-supply-arms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3228472/ukraines-war-attrition-can-kyiv-depend-west-supply-arms?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:53:24 +0000