This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Some people forget the combined air/land battle doctrine and tempo at which the United States armed forces can operate at. It’s unmatched by any country in the world and it’s not even close at this point.
Some want to throw all these western weapons at Ukraine and expect the instant results that only the United States can achieve in a given situation.
Some want to throw all these western weapons at Ukraine and expect the instant results that only the United States can achieve in a given situation.
Formal approval should have happened this week. Either in the UK on Biden's first stop, or in Brussels.
After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy
Early in the counteroffensive, Ukraine lost as much as 20 percent of its weapons and armor. The rate dropped as the campaign slowed and commanders shifted tactics.In the first two weeks of Ukraine’s grueling counteroffensive, as much as 20 percent of the weaponry it sent to the battlefield was damaged or destroyed, according to American and European officials. The toll includes some of the formidable Western fighting machines — tanks and armored personnel carriers — the Ukrainians were counting on to beat back the Russians.
The startling rate of losses dropped to about 10 percent in the ensuing weeks, the officials said, preserving more of the troops and machines needed for the major offensive push that the Ukrainians say is still to come.
Some of the improvement came because Ukraine changed tactics, focusing more on wearing down the Russian forces with artillery and long-range missiles than charging into enemy minefields and fire.
But that good news obscures some grim realities. The losses have also slowed because the counteroffensive itself has slowed — and even halted in places — as Ukrainian soldiers struggle against Russia’s formidable defenses. And despite the losses, the Ukrainians have so far taken just five of the 60 miles they hope to cover to reach the sea in the south and split the Russian forces in two.
One Ukrainian soldier said in an interview this week that his unit’s drone picked up footage of a half-dozen Western armored vehicles caught in an artillery barrage south of the town of Velyka Novosilka.
“They all burned,” said the soldier, who identified himself as Sgt. Igor. “Everybody is hoping for a big breakthrough,” he said, adding a plea that those scrutinizing from afar appreciate the importance of slow and steady advances.
Russia had many months to prepare for the counteroffensive, and the front is littered with mines, tank traps and dug-in troops, while Russian reconnaissance drones and attack helicopters fly overhead with increasing frequency.
Given those fortifications, experts say, it is not surprising that Ukraine would sustain relatively severe losses in the early stages of the campaign.
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After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy
Early in the counteroffensive, Ukraine lost as much as 20 percent of its weapons and armor. The rate dropped as the campaign slowed and commanders shifted tactics.
Apparently where they were running river missions out of.
Safelite repair. Safelite replace.
This is kind of cool. One of the F16 simulators that Ukrainians will train on in the UK.
www.nbcnews.com
Ukraine F-16 fighter pilot training to start next month
Ukraine’s pilots will travel to sites across Europe to learn how to fly U.S.-made F-16s. NBC News’ Josh Lederman gives an inside look into the training process set to begin in August.
www.nbcnews.com
Just the threat will be having them looking over their shoulder.
For the acknowledgement of the attack.
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm)
Surprise surprise that RFK Jr’s claim about the US making ethnically targeted bioweapons appears to come from Russian propaganda about Ukraine
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"Volunteer soldiers from Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Argentina praying in Spanish before launching an assault on the Russian Army in the Zaporizhzhia region. South America is against imperialism and stands by Ukraine. Godspeed soldiers! "
No matter what his beliefs, an efficient Russian killer should be good to have back.
Finally-this was supposedly a done deal back in May!
Responses say the hospital was still being built so this is yet another construction fire in Russia.
I am glad the Russian tanker is dead but not sure I needed to see him burning alive…
Currently drinking a Kyivske Lager from Obolon brewery. The 1st Ukrainian Beer. Apparently this was the 1st company to be privatized in an independent Ukraine in 1992.
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Blurb only. I wonder if the West even has the amount requested.
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How is that a surprise? 🤔Josh Marshall (@joshtpm)
Surprise surprise that RFK Jr’s claim about the US making ethnically targeted bioweapons appears to come from Russian propaganda about Ukraine
Just in case Twitter deletes this post....
