Tomorrow begins the Novena to the holy martyr, Father #JacquesHamel (+ July 26, 2016) from whose blood has sprung our Order for the defense of Christians who are persecuted: ordo-militaris.us
For we believe, that after his noble profession of Faith, when he said to the 2 terrorists, Vade retro Satana!, he ascended directly to the throne of Christ, there to receive not only the white + red crowns of virginity + martyrdom, but the munus to found and lead our Order.
Whereupon, at the right Hand of the High Priest, he himself offers up the blood of his sacrifice which intercedes forever before the Divine Majesty for the defense of persecuted Catholics, calling men to arms for their defense! Such is our #DeusVult and mission!
Father Jacques, intercede for us, lead us, guide us, visit us, defend us, pray for us! Recruit for us!
Victory in war requires taking territory. On that basis Russia is winning the Russo-Ukrainian War, and nothing substantive is being done about it. RF forces have learned from their mistakes, while Ukr forces are forgetting how they won Kyiv.
The traditional shock tactics of Ukrainian armed forces won't work against a better armed and equipped RF army, no matter how bad their morale or training, unless, as at the battle of Kyiv, they can disrupt and disorganize and pin down enemy units and their logistics.
The last 6 weeks of attrition warfare prove that the Ukraine will lost this war if High Command does not wake up and radically change their strategy and tactics.
While it it insane to believe the propaganda of your enemy, it is no less dangerous to believe your own propaganda, because Wars are only won with realism and realism requires that you honestly admit what is going wrong and take radical measures to fix it ASAP.
#Ukrainians need to recognize that you cannot beat Russian Federation forces with #Soviet era tactics and #Russian style corruption. To eschew the expertise, experience and training of nations who have the best militaries in the world would be disastrous.
Our Intel indicates that those who want reform need to turn to @ZelenskyyUa and find some way to get direct access to him. We especially recommend forming foreign volunteer units with foreign commanders, separate from low & mid-level Ukr command structure.
What services do we offer from our Commandery at Kyiv? 1) Coordinate activity of our volunteers in Ukraine 2) Receive equipment and supply requests from Ukrainian Military Units 3) Recruit volunteers from our Order and to our Order to serve with our Order in Ukraine, e. g.