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Russians abandon efforts to capture Kiev? Russian troops rather transfer combat units to consolidate control of the Donbass?

MAJOR GOAL OF THE RUSSIAN AIRBORNE AND AIR ASSAULT UNITS THE FIRST WEEK OF THE CONFLICT STYMIED BIG TIME?

1. "Ukraine takes back 'whole Kyiv region': Columns of Russian armoured vehicles line the highways in 'tank graveyards' as advancing Ukrainians find civilians shot with their hands tied behind their backs"

From the "Daily Mail" story By JACOB THORBURN and KATIE WESTON and CHRIS MATTHEWS,  3 April. The tip from Freeper.

* "Ukraine has taken back the 'whole Kyiv region', the country's deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said"

* "Russian armoured vehicles on outskirts of Kyiv have been reduced to rubble amid Ukrainian counterattacks"

* "Dozens of burned out tanks, troop transport trucks and armoured vehicles line the once-bustling highways" 

* "No10 said Boris Johnson spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky to congratulate his troops' push back"

* "Ukrainian units report more possible war crimes after finding the bound bodies of dead civilians in Bucha"

2. "Zelenskyy says mines after Russian retreat threaten Kyiv"

From Fox news ^ | 04/02/2022 | Julia Musto the tip from Freeper.

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Saturday that Russian troops are creating a 'catastrophic' situation for civilians by leaving mines around homes, abandoned equipment and the bodies of those killed."

The Red Army during the Second World War famous for their use of land mines both during OFFENSIVE and DEFENSIVE operations. 

Red Army also famous for digging up German minefields and using recovered mines for their own purposes.

That is what the Ukrainian needs to do now if they intend to prevail in this conflict. 

Hard to do but who ever said war was easy?

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