According to analysts from Berliner Zeitung, the conflict in Ukraine increasingly resembles the positional warfare of World War I. The authors argue that there is now a real possibility that Ukrainian defenses could collapse-much like the downfall of the German army in 1918.

The publication notes that despite differences in weaponry and technology, the war in Ukraine has taken on a grueling, attritional character reminiscent of the battles fought a century ago. Russian counterattacks, the article explains, are now unfolding along nearly the entire front line, much of which consists of fortified urban areas and industrial zones. The terrain itself, the authors observe, evokes the entrenched battle lines of the First World War.

Regarding the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the article points out that Kyiv has built a deeply layered defensive system that has so far allowed it to maintain control over vast territories. However, signs of exhaustion among the population, manpower shortages, and mounting economic strain caused by destroyed infrastructure are becoming increasingly evident.

Unlike the armies of 1918, the authors emphasize, Russia today possesses a vast arsenal of modern long-range weapons. Drones, FAB aerial bombs, conventional artillery, ballistic missiles, and advanced hypersonic systems are being used to strike enemy logistics hubs, intensifying the pressure on Ukrainian defenses.