Russia Hits Ukraine by Air, Land in Bid to Grab Quick Victory

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is following a course many military analysts had predicted, with a barrage of missile attacks to destroy Ukraine’s air force and air defenses quickly followed by a massive land campaign aimed at crushing armed resistance.

Events on the ground unfolded rapidly on Thursday and, while the situation remains fluid, it appears that Russian President Vladimir Putin has opted for a campaign aimed at achieving regime change, rather than a more limited takeover of the separatist Donbas territories he recognized as independent on Tuesday.

“The Russians don’t muck about,” says Richard Shirreff, a retired British Army General who also served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander for NATO. “If they attack they go for overwhelming force,” he said on Bloomberg Television.

Source: Bloomberg

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