US intelligence sources had been predicting the Russians would invade Ukraine. Looks like they got that right. if a little late. I haven't seen much video of the invasion yet.
How much resistance will the Ukrainians put up? So far, the video of traffic jams of people fleeing Kiev are not encouraging. I am thinking of the British back in WWII where the Germans bombed them heavily. The Brits had bomb shelters and used them. There are period photos showing London subway stations (tube stations the Brits call them) turned in to dormitories. No stories or photos of the Brits fleeing German bombing.
We could use some video of Ukraine troops (or anyone) using American Stinger missiles on Russian warplanes. Years ago in Afghanistan the Stingers were good enough to drive the Russians out of the place. Stinger is a shoulder fired missile which means it can be anywhere, no need for fancy tracked launch vehicles. Despite being light enough to be man carried, Stinger had enough punch to bring down anything the Russians were flying in Afghanistan.
We could also use some video of American Javelin anti tank missiles on Russian tanks. Javelin is "man portable" although at 50 pounds, it ain't light. It is said to have a tricky warhead than can defeat reactive armor on tanks. And it can do a pop up maneuver in which it comes in low, shoots up high and dives on the tank striking the tank's roof where the armor is thinnest. It has range of like 1000 meters, which means it can be fired at the enemy without risking your life.
Both Stinger and Javelin are simple enough to handle that anyone can work them after the sketchiest of training.
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