hromadske spoke to @SpencerGuard
, a retired U.S. Army Major and the chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum, about how the battles for the cities have influenced the course of the Russo-Ukrainian war and how and when it may end. https://
en.hromadske.ua/posts/dont-cal
l-russians-military-they-are-just-a-horde-of-bad-people-military-expert-john-spencer
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Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Interview with John Spencer on urban warfare in Ukraine war
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Russia may boost National Guard with mobilization
Russia likely to reinforce its national guard using mobilization – British intel Rosgvardia is likely under strain tasked to quell growing domestic dissent in Russia and secure rear occupied areas in Ukraine.
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Russia applies nuclear doctrine to annexed territories; Odesa attacked; Kherson strike
Day 214. Russia’s nuclear doctrine will apply to “new” territories, said the Russian foreign affairs minister. Enemy kamikaze drones attack Odesa center. Ukrainian forces strike the Russian Guard base in Kherson.
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Over 23,000 Hasidic pilgrims have already arrived in Uman
Over 23,000 Hasidic pilgrims have already arrived in Uman http://
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Lavrov mispronounces Luhansk and Zaporizhya in UN speech
In his UN speech, #Russian MFA Sergei Lavrov called #Luhansk Oblast “Laosskaya” and #Zaporizhya “Zaporozhnoya”
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Time to crush the ‘amateur’ army too
"We finished off the Russian professional army, now it's time to finish the amateur one," said Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Strategy fails to prevent massive, senseless loss of life in Ukraine war
Consequently, such a strategy does not avoid the massive senseless loss of human life associated with sending hundreds of thousands of conscripts to the war in Ukraine. 44/
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Conscript numbers unchanged by strategy in early campaign months
Unfortunately, this strategy does not significantly change the number of conscripts in the first months of the campaign. 42/
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State enforcement strained, conscription limited in medium term.
Moreover, this strategy exhausts the resources of the state enforcement mechanism and will not allow for a significant increase in conscription in the medium term. 41/
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Minimal Resistance Strategy in Ukraine
This is certainly a minimal resistance strategy to avoid further loss of life in the criminal war unleashed by the Putin regime in Ukraine.
