cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/45694113
Not that CNN is a good source, the reason I posted the CNN link is because it is indicative that CNN is concluding this publicly and emphatically. It shows the calculus of US mainstream media is changing towards Ukraine, which is not something it has really done for quite awhile.
Both are variations on a theme, and that theme is called Defence in depth
The Soviet term for this was glubokaya operatsiya or “deep operation”, which is more commonly anglicised as “deep battle doctrine.” But yes, you’re absolutely correct that it’s a variation on defence in depth.