Ukraine told critics of the pace of its three-month-old counteroffensive to "shut up" on Thursday, the sharpest signal yet of Kyiv's frustration at leaks from Western officials that say its forces are advancing too slowly.
It was never supposed to turn into a real war. They wanted to assassinate Zelenskyy put some Russian plant in as president, annex some more land and call it a night. Obviously Zelenskyy survived and the rest is history.
They’re just taking a page from the US playbook of Shock and Awe, Gulf War 2:WMD Boogaloo, capturing Baghdad was supposed to be done in under 72hrs if I’m not mistaken.
And Russia expected their little venture to be done in days.
It was never supposed to turn into a real war. They wanted to assassinate Zelenskyy put some Russian plant in as president, annex some more land and call it a night. Obviously Zelenskyy survived and the rest is history.
“No plan survives first contact with the enemy”
“Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth."
They’re just taking a page from the US playbook of Shock and Awe, Gulf War 2:WMD Boogaloo, capturing Baghdad was supposed to be done in under 72hrs if I’m not mistaken.