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BeyondGeography

(39,369 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2022, 11:27 AM Apr 2022

Long thread, familiar themes. The Ukrainian military has its act together, the Russian side is shambolic:

Link to tweet

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Mark Hertling explains why he remains bullish on Ukraine's chances (Original Post) BeyondGeography Apr 2022 OP

Hertling was one of the very few experts predicting a Russian invasion Doc Sportello Apr 2022 #1

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1. Hertling was one of the very few experts predicting a Russian invasion

Mon Apr 25, 2022, 12:11 PM

Apr 2022

So he has a lot of credibility in my book.

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2. I have followed his tweets since the invasion began, and he has basically been right about