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Prepared urban defenders have the advantage. In 2016, it took over 100,000 security forces 9 months to take Mosul against 5 to 10,000 ISIS. It took hundreds of thousands of Soviets to take Stalingrad. Russia doesn't have the numbers. Kyiv can hold. Ukraine can win. #urbanwarfare
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Kyiv most be held. Ukraine is winning. Not losing is winning. The one objective of the Russian Army is to move as quickly as possible to encircle (isolate) and penetrate #Kyiv More humble advice from #urbanwarfare history/studies: