Vladimir Putin Russia Ukraine war

2022 - 5 - 28

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Putin's war grinds on, with dissent from Russian hawks and peace ... (The Washington Post)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that he will not tolerate criticism of his assault on Ukraine. Russians who describe his “special ...

“A full-blooded war has begun!” “We understand that if our country doesn’t stop the military operation, we’ll have more orphans in our country,” Leonid Vasyukevich told a legislative meeting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that he will not tolerate criticism of his assault on Ukraine. Russians who describe his “special military operation” as an invasion may be imprisoned for up to 15 years, and dissenters have been punished for speaking out.

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Guerrilla tactics obscure the Kremlin's life (Outdoor Enthusiast magazine)

The guerrilla-style tactics of Ukrainian troops have darkened the lives of Russian troops. But analysts point out that Russia's strategy of subsequently ...

Of the many weaknesses pointed out in the Russian military structure, the lack of an intermediate position between commanders and soldiers is particularly disgraceful. The resistance of the Ukrainian guerrillas – despite the brutal repression of the Russians who were forced to stand guard with troops that could send the Russian-speaking city to Donbass – took everyone by surprise. The Kremlin seems to have learned the lesson of not biting more than chewing. It seems that a section of that population is now willing to give their lives to stop the Russian war machine. At that time, it provoked the protests of thousands of people in the city, thousands of people protested against it before the Russian army. Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hannah Maliar warned on Thursday that the Russians had increased their bombardment of the entire front line in the Donbass over the past few days, where the fighting had “reached extreme intensity”. But it is difficult to attack an invisible, flexible enemy that launches successive attacks behind the attacker’s lines.

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