On August 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after months of preparation, launched an offensive to retake the Kherson region from occupying Russian troops.  As many had warned in the weeks preceding the attack, there was no viable military path to victory for the Ukrainian offensive. The Ukraine military launched its attack anyway. Early independent assessments … Continue reading In Ukraine’s Kherson Offensive, an Echo of a U.S. Military Fiasco: The 1944 Battle of Rapido River