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Topic Reading-Vol.3633-3/23/2022

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Topic Reading-Vol.3633-3/23/2022

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Gen. Petraeus: Invasion reveals a host of weaknesses in Russia’s military

It was supposedly a quick and easy operation for Russia to invade and control Ukraine. But why did things turn so badly? When the Soviet Union and its allies suddenly invaded Prague back in 1968 with 200,000 troops and 2,000 tanks, it took only a day to occupy then Czechoslovakia. Fewer than 100 USSR soldiers were killed, mostly in accidents, and 137 Czechoslovakians lost their lives. But since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the death toll of Russian forces, Ukraine military personnel and its civilians have been rising. Surprisingly, four Russian generals have been killed in less than a month in the operation of Ukraine.  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60767664

What is going on? Doesn’t Russia have a much superior and well-equipped forces? A retired US general, who led the forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, and ex-CIA director Petraeus [pɪˈtreɪ.əs] gives his analysis on the surprisingly unorganized Russian military and its operation.

Read the article and learn about what it would take to invade another country.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/15/opinions/russia-ukraine-petraeus-bergen/index.html

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