Secrets and Lies on the Frontline of the Fight Against Putin

KYIV—After years of holding the line, the Ukrainian front in Donbas looks to be falling apart. Despite Ukraine’s successes in the Kursk region, the Russians have accelerates their advance towards the key city of Pokrovsk.

They are now less than 7 miles from the city gates. Tatargami, a Ukrainian officer posted a Twitter thread where he blamed “delayed mobilization... ineffective recruitment and awful commanding culture.”

While the West has contributed to Ukraine’s failings with slow aid deliveries and needless restrictions on weapons systems, critics say the buck must ultimately stop with Ukraine’s political and military leadership.

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