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| 'Like turkeys at a shooting range': Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come |
| 2023-02-14 |
| [CNN] The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every direction, some on fire, the bodies of soldiers caught in tank tracks. Russian military bloggers are calling it a fiasco, and worse. These scenes have been recorded by Ukrainian military drones over the past two weeks around the town of Vuhledar in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, where successive Russian assaults have failed. The Vuhledar debacle suggests chronic failures in the command and tactics of the Russians as they gear up for a spring offensive. If replicated elsewhere on the long military front in Donetsk and Luhansk, such failings could jeopardize the Kremlin's plans to seize more territory. About 20 videos geolocated by CNN show basic tactical blunders in an area that's open and flat, where Ukrainian spotters on higher ground can direct artillery strikes and where minefields are worsening Russian casualties. |
| Posted by:Thruter Gloluger6393 |
| #1 CNN, are you kidding? |
| Posted by: Whusomp Grumble3944 2023-02-14 23:04 |