The Battle for Kyiv
A poignant story in the Western news is that the one item found in every dead Russian soldier’s battle pack was their ceremonial uniforms for the victory parade in Kyiv—“the day after tomorrow.” Whether or not that is propaganda, there have not been any victory parades yet.
Pravda has not been able to show Russian battle tanks riding in triumphant formation under the stern gaze of the Rodina Mat monument. Halfway through 2022, the Russians have been struggling for months to bring the great weight of the Russian army to bear on their pesky little opponent.The Russians were beaten back from Kyiv. There is talk of tanks running out of gas, logistic support columns stranded and captured, and general disorganization and mayhem. Ukrainians claim lots of Russian tanks have been blown up by their Javelins. The Russians claim that is a great exaggeration. The truth is that although the countryside is burned and broken, the Russians have abandoned their “lightning push” on Kyiv, pulling back to fight an easier, long-haul war on the open plains of the east. It has become clear that the old Soviet style approach of sending in massive waves of tanks and troops has been effectively countered by Ukraine’s new technology.