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DECLARE VICTORY AND GO HOME? OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED?

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"A NEW PHASE OF THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR BEGINS"

MICHAEL KOFMAN AND RYAN EVANS MARCH 27, 2022

"With Moscow’s announcement that the core aim of its invasion of Ukraine is now just to secure the Donbass, the conflict has entered a new phase. Michael Kofman of CNA joins Ryan once again, for the fifth week in a row, to help us parse through events on the battlefield. They discuss the resilience of Ukrainian society, stalled fronts, the air war, tactical adaptations, the effects of Western armaments, drones, the maritime picture, where Russian munitions are falling short, why Michael doesn’t think Russia will use chemical weapons, why the Battle of Kyiv is not likely to happen, the emergence of the suburban guerrilla, and the ability of Ukrainian forces to continue to turn back Russian offenses and possibly even go on the offensive themselves."

Russians having just announced their goal now to consolidate their position in the Donbass the security of the region now a priority! The plan of a quick and easy Russian military victory Ukraine now very less certain than it was a month ago! A puppet regime in Kiev complaint to the wishes of Moscow now out of the question and understood by Vlad?

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