The folks running the Ukrainian side of the war are absolute fools. Want to launch an offensive? Better make sure to telegraph it for months before you strike. Want to prove to the world you are not shelling a nuclear power plant? Best to send in commandos during the visit of international inspectors.
Honestly one could not run a war worse than the Ukrainian officials are right now……. Well maybe Biden and our current civilian/military leadership could. I hope we will not find out.
I understand the initial assault was with 64 commandos in seven speed boats smack into a Russian ambush. 49 commandos KIA. 3 captured, and I don’t know about the others. Barges with 400 more commandos were sunk in middle of river by Russian air force with 320 known lost. This was a major, major loss of Ukraine’s finest fighters.