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A Massive Shift is Happening in the War in Ukraine - The Icarus Project
Ukraine is striking targets all throughout Russia. Refineries, oil and gas facilities, military facilities, logistics hubs, and more. But there's more to this than at first meets the eye. With every move Ukraine makes, Russia's air defense is getting spread thinner and thinner. Now, they are unable to defend large swathes of their own country - and Ukraine is continuing to ramp up the pressure. In this video we look at how Ukraine has prepared for this moment throughout a long war of attrition, and how they are now flipping a switch that Russia might not be able to recover from.