Ukrainian Army Battles Tough, Could they Win?

Video Above: Ukrainian Warfare Tactics Derail Russians

By Kris Osborn – President & Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven

Vladimir Putin has as much as 90 percent of his military’s combat power still available to him, a reality likely unsettling for those supporting the fierce and thus far successful Ukrainian resistance.

Ukraine & Russia Military Forces

Despite the tactical success of Ukraine’s military in these first two weeks of war, and the surprising extent to which the Russian military has been ineffective in many ways, some may be inclined to think that this war is ultimately just a matter of time given the overwhelming size of Russia’s army and weapons systems when compared to Ukraine? 

Regardless of whatever resistance Ukraine is able to maintain in the short term, can it hold up longer term in light of the massive size disparity between the two forces? Surprisingly, the answer may be yes. 

That is likely an unanswered question, but one thing that is quite clear thus far is that a much smaller, yet motivated and well-armed Ukrainian force continues to have sustained combat success against a large conventional Army. 

Can this hold up as Russia continues to escalate its effort? Should Russia simply decide to send an overwhelming number of soldiers and armored vehicles into Ukraine, would the resistance ultimately be overpowered? There are several intangibles here, such as the will of thousands of Ukrainians to fight to the death if necessary to defend their country. Russian bombardment of civilian areas may be an attempt to extinguish this will to fight, yet it does not appear to be working.