Just like RU had to regenerate their forces back in April after early defeats, UA also must regenerate. That's hard. And Ukraine's force -mostly new recruits- will now have to fight OFFENSIVE vs defensive battles, w/ new equipment. That's harder still. While RU defends. 9/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Retired US general warns of Ukraine’s heavy casualties among NATO-trained forces
While UA contends that over 200k RUs have been killed, w/ more wounded, UA has also suffered massive casualties. And what concerns me…the casualties were part of the "transformed army" that the US & NATO helped create between 2011-2022. 7/ https://
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/
13/ukraine-casualties-pessimism-ammunition-shortage/
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Personal tribute to fallen Ukrainian soldiers and leaders
This is personal for me. These are soldiers & leaders I trained with at both Yavoriv, UKR & Grafenwoehr, Germany. These are soldiers & leaders who – by their presence – transformed the UA. Many of them now gone, sacrificed for their country. I'm concerned about that. 8/
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Russia adapts defenses despite low morale
RU morale remains low, but they've learned things:
-Better use of electronic warfare (helps in defeating UA drones)
-revetting ammo & supplies
-placing recon cameras to notify of UA assaults
-digging deeper & better camouflaging.
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Media focuses on Bakhmut, but many other fronts also deplete both sides.
And while media has focused on RU (& Prigozhin's) actions at Bakhmut, that's just 1 of MANY areas – Kremmina, Kupyanks, Adviivka, Vuhledar, etc – of tough fighting. All these have taken a toll on RU forces… But the UA has also been depleted. 6/
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Russian Army: depleted, mauled, but defensive positions hardened
1st, comments on the state of the 2 armies. Russian Army (RU): Forces depleted, mauled on many fronts, equipment less capable than when they started …BUT, they've had time to harden their defensive positions since Oct. 4/ This by @KofmanMichael
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Assessing challenges for Ukraine’s Army spring offensives preparation
Last night, I tweeted that I had been assessing & considering the challenges Ukraine's Army (UA) Commanders were facing in preparing for the “spring offensives. I said I'd share some thoughts on what I would be thinking if I were among them. This is that 1/
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Ukrainian artillery destroys enemy in Bakhmut direction
Ukrainian artillerymen are destroying the enemy in the Bakhmut direction. Thank you to everyone who is fighting for the freedom and independence of our state. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / CinC AF of Ukraine General Valerii Zaluzhnyi
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Macédoine du Nord approuve transfert d’hélicoptères à l’Ukraine
North Macedonia approves transfer of combat helicopters to Ukraine. The government of North Macedonia has approved the transfer of combat helicopters to Ukraine, local media outlet Fokus reported on March 30.
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Government decides to donate helicopters to Ukraine
At today's Macedonian government session, a decision was made to donate 12 Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine. https://
fokus.mk/vladata-odluch i-da-donira-helikopteri-na-ukraina/
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