Just before Russia invaded Ukraine, Hollie had just returned from visiting the eastern Donetsk/Luhansk portion of the country. From her apartment in Virginia, the message traffic speculated on whether the Russians would invade, and what would happen if Putin’s forces did. At the time, the posturing of the Russian military still had the aura of the mighty undefeated armies of the World War II’s Great Patriotic War and the massive tank armies of the Soviet Union facing off against NATO in the Fulda Gap. Global military analysts gave the Ukrainians little chance.
Editor's Picks: A Strenuous Month in Kyiv
Editor's Picks: A Strenuous Month in Kyiv
Editor's Picks: A Strenuous Month in Kyiv
Just before Russia invaded Ukraine, Hollie had just returned from visiting the eastern Donetsk/Luhansk portion of the country. From her apartment in Virginia, the message traffic speculated on whether the Russians would invade, and what would happen if Putin’s forces did. At the time, the posturing of the Russian military still had the aura of the mighty undefeated armies of the World War II’s Great Patriotic War and the massive tank armies of the Soviet Union facing off against NATO in the Fulda Gap. Global military analysts gave the Ukrainians little chance.