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IMO #Russia cannot sustain the combat ops it is currently fighting (4 fronts Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donbas, Mariupol, & Kherson). Logistics in chaos, morale to the point of fragging (killing their own officers), illegally targeting civilians w/ missiles, they are scared of #urbanwarfare
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Denmark will provide a Harpoon launcher and missiles, Czech Republic will send attack helicopters, tanks and rocket systems. 47 countries participated, 20 announced new security assistance. Next meeting June 15. Ukraine will completely defeat Russia! cnn.com/europe/live-ne…
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But the world must do more. Give Ukraine what it needs to end this war sooner. Give them the capability to defeat Russia's military in Ukraine faster. Russia is committing industrial level war crimes on a daily basis. Using attacks on civilian infrastructure and weather as a WMD. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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General (Ret) Keane’s comments are spot on. The U.S. has been great, but always too slow and with an underlying intent (enough but not too much). Send Ukraine everything they need to defend their people and sovereign borders. Send ATACMs now! youtu.be/9vgYLBkYwug
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On July 22 the UN and Turkey help broker a deal where Russia agrees to allow grain out Ukraine and then Russia continually bombs where the grain is supposed to leave from. So what now? What will the UN do? These missile strikes are not accidents. Putin is a global terrorist. twitter.com/KyivIndependen…
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The Bastille burns. twitter.com/borzou/status/…
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"I'm not sure how you regroup when you are running...literally abandoning all your tanks, all your artillery...they're [Russians] desperate..it really doesn't make common sense at this point to keep going." my talk with @AnaCabrera about the #RussiaUkraineWar today on @CNN
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In Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine it has not followed any laws of war/IHL. Russia’s uniformed military has murdered thousands of civilians -bombing theaters full of civilians, mass executions, to literally raping babies to death. Post-WWII “Never Again” has to be enforced.
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"If the West continues its level of aid and support, while Ukraine continues to build military capability and execute a superior war plan, the path to victory is clear. Under those conditions, it's only a matter of when—not if—Ukraine will win this war." commonsense.news/p/ukraine-can-…
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“The Russian authorities estimate the total current workforce deficit in the defense sector at 400,000 people.
As a result, the losses of Russia's military during its invasion of Ukraine are irreversible.” cepa.org/article/doomed…
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Do what the moment requires. Freedom is never free.
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"U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine." Very needed, now. I look forward to them getting there quickly. "The Soviet-made tanks will allow Ukraine to conduct long-range artillery strikes on Russian targets in the eastern Donbas region" nytimes.com/2022/04/01/us/…
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“The United States is rallying the world to stand with #Ukraine …Secretary Austin just brought together more than 50 countries pledging new commitments, this is a global effort to support Ukraine...we intend to announce..more HIMARS.” @POTUS @CNN #NATOSummit now
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What Ukraine has done in the last 48 hours is historic. Undeniable momentum, seized the initiative. "likely capture the city of #Izyum itself in the next 48 hours" Russian forces are retreating in fear, in chaos, a rout. Leaving their equipment, weapons ammo. #SlavaUkraini twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/…
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"...they [Russians] cannot take control of the Donbas without taking control of Sloviansk, Kramatorsk...their odds of success [Russians] very indeterminate...the longer they wait, the stronger the Ukrainian position becomes" #urbanwarfare @KofmanMichael warontherocks.com/2022/04/ukrain…
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The most accurate Ukraine map prediction I've seen yet. #SlavaUkraini @andersostlund
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What Russian mothers doing? twitter.com/francis_scarr/…
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Mariupol still stands! May 10. They are all heroes! Fortress is a good term for #AzovstaI they are legend #Mariupol #SlavaUkraini twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/…
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Amazing! One of the heroes of Mariupol #Azovstal Suffered horribly as a POW in Russian control. “If you are in captivity and you understand there is nothing you can change — why in the world would you be sulking?” twitter.com/Gerashchenko_e…
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The Moscow Times! twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/s…
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I will take so much from visiting #Kyiv The beauty and resilience of the people. A national identity of fighting for freedom. A complex feeling of seeing them at war, scars of their resistance everywhere, but also wanting to be without fear — to laugh, love, and live. @lapatina_
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"online. So now the Ukrainian soldiers are hearing from their president...messages that 40 nations are behind them. In Russia...there's no controlling the fact that entire units are being taken off the battlefield and their equipment doesn't work." @Salon salon.com/2022/05/10/has…
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"they pulled off a feat almost unparalleled in modern warfare: they helped defeat one of the largest standing armies in the world and held the capital. The Battle of Kyiv proved that volunteers could shape the course of a war" #UrbanWarfare #Kyiv #Ukraine militarytimes.com/opinion/commen…
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Don’t be lazy. Nothing in life is given. Not happiness, health, money, knowledge, wisdom, respect, love. Get smart, get rich, get fit fast is a poisonous lie. Only hard work achieves. Set the goal and put in the damn work.
Chair of Urban Warfare Studies | Madison Policy Forum | Author of Connected Soldiers / Understanding Urban Warfare