As the sun goes down in Kyiv, the city has not yet fallen to the Russians. This is unquestionably a defeat for Vladimir Putin.
It’s important to not get carried away here: The Kremlin is still favored to win this fight. But the last three days of combat should put a serious dent in the reputation of this new Russian army. We should, however, try to understand why the Russians are struggling. First, the Russian army’s recent structural reforms do not appear to have been sufficient to the task at hand. Second, at the tactical and operational level, the Russians are failing to get the most out of their manpower and materiel advantage.
Looks like a Mi-24 helicopter, probably Russian, being shot down over Kherson.https://t.co/cVh8mX5znc pic.twitter.com/nouUAdvY4X
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) February 26, 2022
