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My thoughts on the sinking of the Moskva @BBCWorld @bbcworldservice Russia's flagship in Black Sea fleet, slava class cruiser, key to intelligence & air defenses for the Russian ships. IMO this is as big as (well just big) stopping Russians from taking Kyiv.
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This is HUGE. Russia’s defense ministry admits Moskva, their flagship in Black Sea fleet, slava class cruiser, has SUNK! It was key to intelligence & air defenses for the Russian ships. IMO this is on the level big as stopping Russians from taking Kyiv. t.me/rian_ru/158794
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JUST IN: Here's the full list of the new weapons in the U.S. $800 million aid package for Ukraine. I'm beyond happy to see vital equipment like the 155-millimeter howitzers (towed artillery) w/ 40,000 rounds.
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Mariupol still stands and is still fighting! twitter.com/Hromadske/stat…
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Powerful! Exact weapons needed to save millions of Ukrainians, millions of Europeans. twitter.com/IneBackIversen…
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"The Ukrainians need a lot bigger weapons than we have discussed in the past...this is getting down to hours if not days, not weeks from now." my talk with @donlemon on @CNN last night. youtube.com/watch?v=w28Qq5…
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Вийшла версія 4 «Міні-підручника для міського захисника». Додаткові можливості включають бойову медицину, засідки, сповіщення про нерозірвану бомбу та багато іншого. Величезна подяка taskforce.ua/uk за наданий переклад. Завантажте посібник тут: johnspenceronline.com/urban-warfare
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My thoughts and prayers go out to all the Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol. They are are still fighting! I have seen reports this morning that I won’t repost. I will remain hopeful! #SlavaUkraini
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He is the butcher of Syria. War is “an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will” - Carl von Clausewitz. This guy has also been caught quoting John Boyd OODA loop. Nonetheless he is about to learn what a more motivated force with morale, cohesion, will to fight, can do. twitter.com/rulajebreal/st…
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My personal opinion is that @POTUS should go to visit @ZelenskyyUa in Kyiv. It would send a huge message to the world and Russia. It is unfortunate to hear today that there are "no plans for Biden to go to Ukraine." Hopeful that will change!
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100% agree. Bucha should have changed everything @ZelenskyyUa "If there is no alternative and no option [to act in response to Russia's numerous war crimes or the ability to remove them from the UN Security Council], then the next option would be dissolve yourself altogether" twitter.com/olgatokariuk/s…
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Some in depth analysis of the Russian plan to achieve some type of wins. The north to south push of Russian forces is concerning. “It is likely that Russian forces now massing near Izium will attempt to outflank the line.” The time to help Ukraine is now! Hours, not days or weeks twitter.com/JominiW/status…
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The deployment of a larger segment of the Wagner group, IMO, is more signs of the Russians continuing to take huge risks to rapidly achieve tactical wins. Poor strategy, desperate. "about 1,000 Wagner mercenaries are concentrated in the country’s east." washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/…
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Mariupol is a bad situation. Godspeed to its Ukrainian defenders. Russians are still discovering the hell of urban warfare and stiff, motivated resistance. #urbanwarfare twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/…
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“We know they’re lying, they know they’re lying, they know that we know they’re lying, we also know that they know that we know they’re lying, but they STILL LIE.”
Quote attributed to Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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“the world’s largest network of urban tunnels, extending ten stories deep and tracing some fifteen hundred miles beneath the streets” Preparing Odesa’s Catacombs for a Russian Assault newyorker.com/news/dispatch/…
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Version 4 of "The Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender," updated translations, especially Ukrainian should be done by Monday. V3 available in Ukrainian, Latvian, Japanese. #urbanwarfare johnspenceronline.com/urban-warfare
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We're getting lots of reports of Russians leaving boobytraps & other dangers in areas they invaded/occupied. Civilians must be careful. Inspect & look at anything they move. Really. Just an extra look underneath things can save lives. Follow 3 R's for UXOs johnspenceronline.com/urban-warfare
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Yes! You can run, but you can't hide. These butchers will be brought to justice. The world will know their names. twitter.com/KyivIndependen…
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A lot of changes, positive developments, but also great concern in the east/southern fights. Ukrainian military needs tanks, rockets, artillery, javelins, air defense systems, anti-ship missiles. Now! twitter.com/JominiW/status…
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Bucha should have changed everything. Today U.S. committed $100 million to security assistance for Ukraine (making $2.4 billion so far). For context. Around the time I deployed to Iraq in 2008 (2nd time) the U.S. was spending more than $9 billion a MONTH! cbo.gov/sites/default/…
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ICYMI. Version 4 of "The Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender," out this week with updates that include basic life-saving medical care, UXO safety, and much more. Availibe to download as a PDF. Updated translations coming. #IStandWithUkraine johnspenceronline.com/urban-warfare
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Version 4 of "The Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender" is out. Updated translations coming. Available to download as PDF. Updates include basic ambush (upon request) content, basic medical lifesaving steps, a little more on water purification, UXO safety. johnspenceronline.com/urban-warfare
Chair of Urban Warfare Studies | Madison Policy Forum | Author of Connected Soldiers / Understanding Urban Warfare