Posted on Sep 19, 2022
A war with recurring themes: Russian blunders, Ukrainian ingenuity
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Ukraine keeps laying deadly traps for the Russian military — and the Russians keep biting.
When Ukraine started talking about an offensive in the southern part of the country, Russia moved troops to reinforce the south, pulling them out of the east. Ukraine then unleashed a potent offensive in the east — where Russian forces had just thinned out.
Ukraine keeps laying deadly traps for the Russian military — and the Russians keep biting.
When Ukraine started talking about an offensive in the southern part of the country, Russia moved troops to reinforce the south, pulling them out of the east. Ukraine then unleashed a potent offensive in the east — where Russian forces had just thinned out.
A war with recurring themes: Russian blunders, Ukrainian ingenuity
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good morning Brother William, solid-read/share. Thanks for sharing good buddy, keep'em coming like the mighty Niagra Falls, Waterfalls Brother!!!
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..."This young Ukrainian soldier uses the power of their telephone and they reach out to somebody who they formerly trained with," she said.
The results came quickly.
"Within 30 minutes they figured out how to troubleshoot. Then another few minutes goes by and that guardsman gets a picture of that (Russian) tank that was destroyed," she added. "It just shows the innovative spirit."
Collectively, all these episodes support what CIA Director William Burns said about Russian leader Vladimir Putin way back in March, just a couple weeks into the war.
"He was confident that he had modernized his military and they were capable of a quick decisive victory at minimal cost. Those assumptions have proven to be profoundly flawed," Burns said then.
Burns now says Putin believes he can simply outlast the Ukrainians through a long, cold winter. The CIA director says this too will prove yet another miscalculation."
..."This young Ukrainian soldier uses the power of their telephone and they reach out to somebody who they formerly trained with," she said.
The results came quickly.
"Within 30 minutes they figured out how to troubleshoot. Then another few minutes goes by and that guardsman gets a picture of that (Russian) tank that was destroyed," she added. "It just shows the innovative spirit."
Collectively, all these episodes support what CIA Director William Burns said about Russian leader Vladimir Putin way back in March, just a couple weeks into the war.
"He was confident that he had modernized his military and they were capable of a quick decisive victory at minimal cost. Those assumptions have proven to be profoundly flawed," Burns said then.
Burns now says Putin believes he can simply outlast the Ukrainians through a long, cold winter. The CIA director says this too will prove yet another miscalculation."
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