Posted on 06/22/2023 9:52:17 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Harrowing footage published by Ukraine's special operations forces this week shows their troops storming a Russian trench and engaging in deadly close-quarters fighting with Moscow's soldiers.
The assault appears to have caught the Russians by surprise and left several dead as the Ukrainians cleared their way through the dirt maze. In stark contrast to the reactions by the Russian soldiers, Kyiv's forces appear to have executed the mission flawlessly, doing "everything right," a former US Army infantry soldier said.
"What the Ukrainians did is very unique in their level of proficiency," John Spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at West Point's Modern War Institute, told Insider after watching the video. "They do everything right, which doesn't always happen in war — even if you're really trained."
Ukraine's special operations forces shared the graphic video to several social media channels on Monday. The military said its forces approached the enemy positions from the rear and killed 10 Russian troops.
The following video is a graphic depiction of front-line trench warfare in Ukraine.
Sharing the video on Twitter, Spencer wrote: "I know a lot of people have already commented on this video of Ukrainian Special Forces conducting close quarters battle in a Russian trench. I can tell they are highly trained, good weapons handling, use of grenades. Intense. High adrenaline but not chaotic. Bravo Zulu."
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Why is Tucker Carlson’s male producer married to another man?
what are you talking about?
ROFLMAO.... Jeanne Dixon????
you replied to me in error
I did not make the comment you are posting about
If you are defending your home against an invader, taking prisoners is counterproductive. They have to be guarded, fed and housed somehow, at a cost of manpower and supplies. So you kill the bastards.
Ukraine troops entered the trench from the rear of the Russian position. The Ukrainians toss grenades toward the front of the position, and some Russians tried to work their way to the rear . . . The particular Russian was trying to flee to the rear and did not yet comprehend that the exit was blocked.
If you do that then soon the invaders will realize it and start killing the prisoners they took and the defender will react to that and so forth.
Soon you have total barbarity with no quarter given on either side, perhaps going to Genocidal attacks on civilians. Geneva connections were intended to bring some degree of humanity to this particularly beastly human activity.
Personally I think the conventions are a good idea.
Pedo much?
Sorry Neocon, take your Pedo elsewhere.
Your Tucker also lost 90% of his Twitter viewers in 2 weeks. What happened?
Is the 🥩 meat grinder oiled 🆙 and humming this evening?
Did you see this? Mel Gibson helped disrupt pedophile ring in Ukraine. What the heck???
Good. Next up, Pedo Putin and his St Petersburg pedo buddies.
no problem and thanks for acknowledging it
But your counter counteroffensive can get by the first skirmish line. Maybe send the women and children? Delicious 😋 meat 🥩
You said the same thing about Kherson a year ago. Yawn.
Sush and give Putin 🥩 more 🍖 meat.
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