RU came into this fight with a purported advantage in force quality & quantity. Their plan was to conduct an extremely complex battle of annihilation & regime change. They failed.. Not having a Theater CDR may have been the reason. It will be tough for RU to recover.18/18
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Logistics Support Critical: Russia’s Exterior Lines vs Ukraine’s Interior Lines
Critically important to a theater campaign plan: Logistics support. A War College Maxim: "If you forget logistics…you'll lose." Russia did not adequately plan or execute logistics. Russia has "Exterior Lines," UKR has "Interior Lines." Here's what that looks like: 15/
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Key issues with Russian plan: force mismatch, poor training, terrain, intel
Here are SOME issues with this plan:
1. RU deployed 190k troops…UKR's army has 240+k & territorials. Force mismatch
2. RU force training is substandard; leadership at all levels is poor.
3. Terrain & weather known, but ignored
4. Intelligence on UKR forces poor (cont) 13/ -
Mark Hertling lists key military failures in Ukraine campaign
5. Naval amphibious landing dependent on ground force reaching Odesa.
6. Air Force poorly trained, Navy not synchronized
7. Communication plan disconnected
8. Troop-to-task requirements excessive
9. No massing of long range fires (rocket, missile, artillery) 14/ -
Pentagon stumped on Russia’s Ukraine commander; importance of knowing who
KatieBo's & Zach's article reports the Pentagon is stumped about who is leading RU's effort in Ukraine. Is that important? From my perspective, yes. Knowing "who" provides us insight into that commander's background, potential actions & ways he might conduct a campaign. 2/
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Disappearance of war photographer Maks Levin
Ukrainian media report the disappearance of photojournalist Maks Levin, who has not been heard from since March 13. https://ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3436810-na-linii-frontu-pid-kievom-znik-vidomij-fotozurnalist-maks-levin.html
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War photojournalist Maks Levin missing after combat zone visit near Kyiv
Our good friend, talented war photojournalist Maks Levin, has gone missing.
He had yet another field day in a combat zone outside Kyiv on March 13. Ever since then, no one has had any contact with him.
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Journalist Maks Levin missing near Kyiv
Journalist Maks Levin has gone missing on the front line near Kyiv. He worked there as a photojournalist, and the last time he spoke with his colleagues was on March 13. We knew Maks; he worked with hromadske for several years. We hope he is alive and will be able to get in touch soon.
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Debris of intercepted Tochka-U missile over Kyiv
Apparently the debris of a Tochka-U (?) missile intercepted over Kyiv today
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651 buildings destroyed in Ukraine since Feb 24
651 residential buildings in #Ukraine have been completely destroyed since February 24, the start of the #UkraineRussiaWar. In addition, 3,780 buildings have been partially damaged, according to #Ukraine’s State Service of Emergency Situations.