It’s been a week since Russia kicked off direct hostilities against Ukraine, and here’s where we stand.
First, Russian forces have absolutely met stiffer resistance and failed to meet initial goals.
Kyiv and Kharkiv remain in Ukrainian hands.
The initial campaign of strikes failed to cause crippling damage to the warfighting abilities of the Ukrainians, especially the air defense network and Air Force
The RUAF has also been surprisingly absent from the fighting, some explanations have been put forward for that.
The Russian southern offensive was much more successful in the first few days, as it captured major objectives and secured bridgeheads over the Dnieper River.
Initial Russian offensives in the north, especially around Kyiv, were disastrous. VDV forces took heavy losses
If I didn’t have this account, or if I had 48 hours in a day, I would be glued to radio intercepts, because there are a huge number of unencrypted, completely open communications being made by the Russians.
I’m talking about brigade and battalion level stuff.