U.S. military officials assess that a crucial, and perhaps decisive, phase of the Ukraine war is shaping up in the eastern part of the country, where Russian troops may surround Ukrainian forces in hopes of pummeling them in an epic, long-distance ground battle reminiscent of the last century.<\/p>\n
New U.S. shipments of heavy artillery and counter-artillery radar, tactical drones, armored vehicles and other equipment are being rushed to Ukraine before tens of thousands of troops, amounting to up to half of the Ukrainian army, are caught in what is known as a \u201cdouble envelopment\u201d maneuver that would bring them under simultaneous attack from two sides.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainians are located in a north-south crescent between deep Russian lines in the southeastern Donbas region, and a potential pincer movement to their west.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s accurate that the next several weeks will be very, very critical \u2026 for the outcome of this battle that\u2019s shaping up,\u201d Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley said Monday of the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n Via @karendeyoung1<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/B8Ox5lBBEn<\/a><\/p>\n — Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n