Russia And Ukraine Are Now A Fighting A War Of Attrition

As morale suffers, Russia and Ukraine fight a war of mental attrition © Heidi Levine for The Washington Post  

Washington Post: As morale suffers, Russia and Ukraine fight a war of mental attrition 

 KHERSON REGION, Ukraine — A few months ago, as Ukraine’s military was still struggling to break through Russia’s defenses in the southern Kherson region, members of the 60th Infantry Brigade managed to snatch one of the Russians’ Motorola radios and listen in on their enemy’s conversations. 

They chuckled at the call signs the Russians picked for themselves — one even went by “Maidan,” a reference to Kyiv’s central square, the Ukrainian troops said. But they also marveled at the constant griping they heard. 

One time, a Russian soldier said he hadn’t been fed at all that day. On Aug. 24, exactly six months after Russia launched its attack on Ukraine, one Russian told another over the radio that it was the anniversary of when they “were all fooled,” the Ukrainians said. 

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 WNU Editor: The above Washington Post article is repeating the Western media narrative since the start of the war that morale in the Russian military is collapsing, and their military is in disarray .... Ukraine Morale 'High' Amid Kherson Offensive as Russia in Disarray: General (Newsweek). 

But what is unique about the above Washington Post article is that they are admitting for the first time that morale in the Ukraine military is low, and that Ukrainian soldiers are aware that while Russian soldiers are being rotated in and out from the front lines, they are not. The soldiers that the Washington Post interviewed  are also aware and concerned on the massive Russian military build-up that is now underway, and what it will mean. 

This is a dramatic change in message from the Washington Post, and I have to wonder if they are raising the alarm on what they see is now transpiring on the front lines.