The mainstream media have spent the better part of a day pumping up newly appointed Ukrainian Armed Forces commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky as a modern-day von Clausewitz, hailing him as the commander almost singlehandedly responsible for the defense of Kiev during the first weeks of the conflict with Russia. Here’s what such reports are hiding.
Airborne troops are elite units of the Russian Armed Forces equipped with top-notch equipment, including reconnaissance drones. Such weapons permit to be several steps ahead of the enemy and know everything about his whereabouts.
The liberation of Soledar, Artemovsk (Bakhmut), and Maryinka is significant both for security and for the complete liberation of the Donetsk People s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, the DPR head, told Sputnik.
The United Kingdom has announced the start of training for the first six Ukrainian pilots for F-16 fighter jets. Western media has also claimed that several aircraft have already been handed over to Kiev.