Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)

/3. Girkin was sent to a pre-trial detention center for 2 months by a decision of a Russian court.
The reason called by the Russian court - "the statements about the possible surrender of the Crimea (he called it treason) and the words about the lack of payments among the… https://t.co/ywm3RaVa1P https://t.co/tNuIuuyPz1

Necro Mancer (Twitter)

RT @UkraineSuper1: Донецьк. З четвертої ранку війна на Авдіївку ((( приблизно осьомій плюси на півночі, мінуса не заглохли..

Ukraine Battle Map (Twitter)

@Flash_news_ua Were any shot down?

Ukraine Battle Map (Twitter)

@mhmck Were any shot down?

Necro Mancer (Twitter)

Локация: Орехово-Василевка-Зализнянское (https://t.co/UZDWmwJSSa), Бахмутский р-н, Донецкая обл. via @BautinDima

‌Rob Lee (Twitter)

‌After the Kharkhiv offensive there were a number of articles that talked about advantages of maneuver warfare/offensive operations. We will likely now see more articles about the advantages of defensive operations. My view is that the offense-defense balance is very much situatio

Rob Lee (Twitter)

Russia had 9 months to fortify defenses on Ukraine's most likely axis of advance (much of the front has been fortified for years). Ukraine is seeking to retake its territory, which means Russia can achieve a high force-density ratio by leaving its border less well-defended. 2/

Rob Lee (Twitter)

Ukraine has limited maneuver options and fewer maneuver capabilities than NATO militaries, and it is relying on new brigades for this offensive, which only had limited time to train on new equipment and as a unit. Will Western militaries face such a situation? Not sure. 3/

Rob Lee (Twitter)

In Kharkiv, Ru forces were degraded and did not prepare serious defenses. This was largely a manpower and complacency issue. Now we are seeing Ru defend in a competent manner in line with Ru doctrine and with greater manpower. The context matters to the offense-defense debate. 4/

Rob Lee (Twitter)

I agree that old equipment (e.g. TM-62 mines) can still be very effective and fortifications are still relevant and can present a serious challenge to modern militaries. But I think this conclusion is wrong for a variety of reasons. 5/ https://t.co/aSqhAwq2JW