Ukraine's 40-day operation dismantled Russia's strategic depth advantage

Ukraine's 40-day military operation achieved a key strategic goal: dismantling the myth of Russian "strategic depth" that underpins Moscow's war doctrine. Russia has not been brought to its knees, but according to the author it can no longer pretend that its vast territory provides adequate defensive cover. The fact that Putin has stopped claiming publicly that everything is under control is itself a symbolic turning point.

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