“Ukraine is winning the war against Russia through a strategy of attrition,” is the eye-popping phrase from the two RAND authors, Gian Gentile and Andrew Radin. The Russian population as a whole does not seem to be bothered either. Why Ukraine is WinningBut despite these disparities in who is bigger in the Russia v. Ukraine fight, there are indications that the trend of the war is today moving in Ukraine’s direction. His plan “for Ukraine has been to make Russia suffer 200 killed for each square kilometer of territory seized and eliminate at least 50,000 Russian soldiers each month.” In the end, Ukraine could very well grind down Russia, but not just in the number of soldiers killed.