![]() ![]() ![]() Had Putin’s army taken Kyiv, President Zelensky’s government could have collapsed, and the Ukraine may have lost the war. ![]() Instead of collapsing in the face of a Russian invasion along multiple avenues of approach – the drive to Kyiv being a primary one – the Ukrainian Army traded space for time by fighting a withdrawing action against a far larger invading Russian army and fell all the way back to within the city limits of the national capital where it eventually repelled the Russian onslaught. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zalensky inspired the world and displayed his resolve, and his nation’s resolve, to fight the much larger Russian Army. After nearly 100 days, the Ukrainian military continues to surprise the world. The Russians thought it was going to be quick, but the Russians forgot that the enemy has a vote. Russian President Vladimir Putin, United States Senate expert testimony, and most of the west, all expected Kyiv to fall within a few days under the weight of the enormous and powerful Russian army. The world expected the Russian Army to defeat the Ukrainian Army within days. *Originally published in Small Wars Journal on May 31, 2022* ![]()
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