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sábado, 13 de dezembro de 2025

A inteligência da Ucrânia contra a violência estúpida da Rússia - Ukrainska Pravda

Ukraine is redefining what victory in modern war looks like.

For decades, military theory relied on two options:

1. total defeat of the enemy, or

2. a slow war of attrition.

But neither model fully fits Ukraine’s reality. Ukraine cannot destroy russia outright. And simple attrition is not enough against a much larger state with deep reserves.

Instead, Ukraine is pioneering a third path — strategic neutralization.

This is not about annihilating every russian soldier. It’s about systematically breaking russia’s ability to fight effectively across all domains: land, air, sea, cyber, electronic warfare, logistics, and command.

Not total destruction — but functional paralysis.

Ukraine has already shown what this looks like:

• pushing the Black Sea Fleet away from Crimea,

• denying russia maneuver freedom on land,

• degrading Russian logistics and command posts,

• integrating drones, EW, and rapid R&D cycles faster than any army in Europe.

The core lesson of the war is simple: Macroeconomic stability + institutional resilience + innovation = combat power.

Because strong institutions produce battlefield effects: stable banking, predictable currency, transparent procurement, functioning anti-corruption bodies, and efficient digital systems — all of this gives Ukraine the ability to adapt, innovate, and strike smarter, not just harder.

Strategic neutralization becomes a realistic theory of victory: A russia that still exists — but cannot conduct successful large-scale operations. A Ukrainian defense sector that becomes a model for Europe — faster, decentralized, innovative. A NATO where Europe + Ukraine can contain a weakened russia, with the U.S. as a partner, not a crutch.

This is a vision not of endless war, but of restoring Ukraine’s strategic advantage and preventing russia from ever again being able to wage a full-scale invasion.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda

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