Ukraine’s War Is in the Sky Now

The ground war in Ukraine has reached a stalemate, shifting the critical conflict to the skies with missiles and interceptors. Simultaneously, Russia pursued force expansion based on quantitative advantages. However, this approach created a paradox where increasing mass diminished overall value. The expected quality from these numbers failed to materialize on the battlefield, as Ukrainian adaptation, technology, and Western capital effectively offset the Russian expansion, limiting the effectiveness of Moscow's large-scale force employment.