Rob Lee (Twitter)
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien Ukraine’s only maneuver Brigade in Kyiv on Feb 24 was the 72nd. Much of the fighting was done by TDF, SOF, and volunteers. My concern was getting them equipment before the invasion. Do you disagree that think anti-tank loitering munitions were the wrong option at that point?
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien Ukraine’s only maneuver Brigade in Kyiv on Feb 24 was the 72nd. Much of the fighting was done by TDF, SOF, and volunteers. My concern was getting them equipment before the invasion. Do you disagree that think anti-tank loitering munitions were the wrong option at that point?
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@mipps312346 @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien If you read the whole thing, you’ll see that my argument is that Ukrainian forces would move to cities and fight from there. I thought a head-to-head conventional fight outside of cities would play to Russia’s strengths.
@mipps312346 @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien If you read the whole thing, you’ll see that my argument is that Ukrainian forces would move to cities and fight from there. I thought a head-to-head conventional fight outside of cities would play to Russia’s strengths.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien Yes but i was asked about what the UK could best provide on February 8th to help Ukraine in addition to what they already had. I was not saying conventional weapons are unimportant. There was a lot of unconventional fighting in Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, etc.
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien Yes but i was asked about what the UK could best provide on February 8th to help Ukraine in addition to what they already had. I was not saying conventional weapons are unimportant. There was a lot of unconventional fighting in Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, etc.
Def Mon (Twitter)
@John_A_Ridge @RALee85 @PhillipsPOBrien If you think M270s were even on the table at that point you have a short memory.
@John_A_Ridge @RALee85 @PhillipsPOBrien If you think M270s were even on the table at that point you have a short memory.
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien Yes but I’m receiving death threats from people who thought I was arguing against providing arms because it was hopeless. I was *advocating* for sending the weapons I thought would be the best option based on the timing and circumstances. This was the earlier part. https://t.co/5Vt4PR2u6u
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien Yes but I’m receiving death threats from people who thought I was arguing against providing arms because it was hopeless. I was *advocating* for sending the weapons I thought would be the best option based on the timing and circumstances. This was the earlier part. https://t.co/5Vt4PR2u6u
Rob Lee (Twitter)
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien It was a bad line, and I certainly got stuff wrong. I’m not disagreeing with your points. Just saying that people interpreted that quote as though I was saying something very different. If he had simply included the next sentence, the context would be much clearer.
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien It was a bad line, and I certainly got stuff wrong. I’m not disagreeing with your points. Just saying that people interpreted that quote as though I was saying something very different. If he had simply included the next sentence, the context would be much clearer.
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Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)
Detonation of Russian ammunition in Donetsk, now. https://t.co/g2tCW8ErRX https://t.co/4L7Ckt9q6a
Detonation of Russian ammunition in Donetsk, now. https://t.co/g2tCW8ErRX https://t.co/4L7Ckt9q6a
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Rob Lee (Twitter)
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien So it was Feb 8 and I thought the window for an invasion began on Feb 9 because that’s when the exercise in Belarus began. I didn’t think the UK could get M270 or AD there before the invasion began, so I thought LM most practical. Appreciate the respectful disagreement.
@John_A_Ridge @DefMon3 @PhillipsPOBrien So it was Feb 8 and I thought the window for an invasion began on Feb 9 because that’s when the exercise in Belarus began. I didn’t think the UK could get M270 or AD there before the invasion began, so I thought LM most practical. Appreciate the respectful disagreement.