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Debacle at Vuhledar is an ill omen

Feb 12, 2023

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In an image supplied by the Ukrainian military, damaged Russian tanks are seen in a field after attempting to attack Vuhledar earlier this month.

Setting out behind a smokescreen on Thursday, a battalion of mobilized Russians — reportedly “Alga” battalion of the 72nd Brigade of the 3rd Army Corps — bogged down in a minefield and lost at least 31 tanks and armored vehicles to mines and accurate Ukrainian artillery fire. Col. Sergey Polyakov, commander of the 144th Special Forces Brigade, was kille…

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