The Perception of How Ukraine's Army Might Pan Out

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Shashank Joshi: Ukraine's army has largely conducted its offensive operations at lower levels, things like individual brigades. He says Western officials who have been training Ukraine's forces in Germany and other places have been working on Ukrainian command and control. Joshi: I think everyone is going to be holding their breath when this Ukrainian force comes into the crunch with Russian defenses.

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