Urban Warfare

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• 4/3/2022
  

  Has Putin Heeded Warnings from the History of Urban Warfare?

  by Brian Glyn Williams and Aaron Rawley

  While key to the mythos of Russian patriotism, the pivotal battle of Stalingrad, along with other more recent episodes of urban warfare, show that Russian forces face a difficult and bloody task in capturing Kyiv. As Russian troops now retreat to the east, has this been a lesson learned?