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Why Guided Anti-Tank Missiles—Like Javelins—Are Vital in Ukraine’s Fight Against Russia
Mar 1, 2022
Coffee or Die Magazine
A retired American infantry officer received a Facebook note from an old Ukrainian friend this weekend. The message included a surreal video clip of a Ukrainian soldier strolling casually down a war-torn street, surrounded by broken and burning tanks, carrying an anti-tank missile.
Coffee or Die Magazine
A retired American infantry officer received a Facebook note from an old Ukrainian friend this weekend. The message included a surreal video clip of a Ukrainian soldier strolling casually down a war-torn street, surrounded by broken and burning tanks, carrying an anti-tank missile.
The man appears to be carrying an NLAW rocket, a British anti-tank missile similar to the US Javelin. Both the US and the UK have sent thousands of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in recent months, and numerous pictures of shattered Russian tanks have shown up on social media in recent days. Many show the distinctive damage caused by Javelins and NLAWs: the turrets of the tanks blown clear of their bodies.
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Russian tanks have ‘ground to a halt’ in Ukraine
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Mar 7, 2022
Sky News Australia
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Peter Jennings says he is “not so sure” the Russians will be able to take over Ukraine.
“The onslaught has been limited, Russian tanks seem to have ground to a halt in the north of the country,” Mr Jennings said.
“The Russians could be using more airstrikes, but they haven’t done yet, particularly around Kyiv.
“My sense is, we’re all beginning to think a little differently about this situation than we were ten days ago. Ten days ago, it was almost automatic that Russia would be able to crush the Ukrainian spirit and take over in Kyiv - now I’m not so sure.
“I’m a little more optimistic than I was a week ago.”
