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So I've been asked what my advice would be to civilian resistors in Ukriane, especially Kyiv. Someone with no military training but wanting to resist. Here are a few things #Kyiv #UkraineUnderAttack :
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Just in case you are still not informed. Ukraine has launched the greatest counteroffensive since World War II. Ukraine has regained/liberated over 1,000 km of land & cities. Ukraine is winning. Ukraine is defeating Russia (once thought to be the second most powerful military)!
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I just watched the video showing Russian soldiers cutting off the genitalia of Ukrainian POWs. How do you unsee that? WTF are we waiting on to halt this evil? Stop incrementally sending weapons, we all know they need- 100 MLRS, all types of rounds, ATACMs, tanks, etc, send it! 🤬
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An insane photo from Kharkiv, Ukraine today. Two police officers looking at a fragment pile of Russian rockets that hit Ukraine's second largest city. h/t @alexbakus #Kharkiv #Ukraine️ #ArmUkraineNow #RussianWarCrimes
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This makes me very sad. Like I am not doing enough. I have girls this age. We (the world) must do more to help Ukraine. I understand all the political and escalation lines. I don’t care. We can and must do more.
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"History only remembers the victors, only the strong and the brave."
President Zelensky in Bakhmut. No script, no teleprompter, only pure leadership! Historic leadership!
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Genocide committed in Ukraine! Reports/photos show civilians w/their hands tied behind their backs, shot in head. Could be thousands. Mass graves. Massacre of Bucha, northwest of Kyiv. I pray the cover of all our newspapers tomorrow show front page. The U.S. must intervene!
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Yes please @LEGO_Group I will buy one for each of my three kids, and one for me of course. Immediately!
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My “Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender” is now available in Farsi. Originally written for Ukraine, now available in 13 different languages. #urbanwarfare johnspenceronline.com/the-mini-manua… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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My name is John Spencer. I am the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies. I have fought in the hell that is urban warfare. I have studied and written about it for almost a decade. I have advised many militaries. These are my standing orders for the urban defenders.
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Three point peace plan in Ukraine:
1. Removal of all Russian military forces from sovereign Ukraine land.
2. Return home of every single Ukrainian citizen kidnapped by Russia. Men, women, children!
3. Payment plan for all damages caused by Russia’s illegal invasion.
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"But the price of not supporting them [Ukraine] will be much higher...you should care about your own security interest...step up and provide support, full stop." Europe must do more! #ArmUkraineNow #RussiaIsCollapsing #russiaisateroriststate #russia #ukraine #PutinsWar
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Yes, use your molotov cocktails. Think about where you will stand to throw (then run). Dropping from windows above vehicles most ideal. Vehicles without weapons on top the most vulnerable, but if it is armor, choose where to hit.
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Stop listening to the opinions of people with a lot of money, followers, or fame but with zero education or experience in strategy, geo-politics, history, or military disciplines. No, actually Ukraine does not have to make peace or come to terms with Russia to end the war.
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Russia loses over an entire battalion of men, tanks, equipment in trying to cross a single river, but talks big against Finland 🤔
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My name is John Spencer. I'm the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies. I have studied & written about urban warfare for near 10 yrs. If I was defending a city, this is what I'd say/do. The manual is rough draft. It will be updated often. PDF download available johnspenceronline.com/urban-warfare
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Kherson is Ukraine!
Zaporizhzhia is Ukraine!
Donetsk is Ukraine!
Luhansk is Ukraine!
Crimea is Ukraine!
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I am still in awe. A President visiting his troops, his people, on the very front line, with the enemy less than 10km away. A man who rose to the occasion and became the leader his people needed. A historic hero for others to embody. Be more like @ZelenskyyUa twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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私の「アーバンディフェンダーのためのミニマニュアル」が日本語で利用できるようになりました（ウェブページの一番下までスクロールしてください）。すべての新しい画像はまもなく登場します。 #urbanwarfare johnspenceronline.com/urban-warfare
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You have the power but you have to fight smart. The urban defense is hell for any soldier. It usually take 5 attackers to 1 defender. Russians do not have the numbers. Turn Kyiv and any urban area leading to Kyiv into a porcupine.
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Go out and build obstacles in the streets! Start with any bridge you can find (they should have been destroyed). Block them with cars, trucks, concrete, wood, trash, anything! Then block any spot in the city where there are tall buildings on each side. Already tight areas.
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I still strongly believe the U.S. should provide #Ukraine ATACMS, Grey Eagle, Patriot missile systems, & more. It will greatly assist in ending Russia's illegal war quicker. Stop appeasing Putin. The longer the war continues, the risks of escalation/spill-over actually increase.
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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:
Chair of Urban Warfare Studies | Madison Policy Forum | Author of Connected Soldiers / Understanding Urban Warfare