How did Ukraine's Thunder Run effectively take the Russian military by surprise?
The Ukrainians carried out one of the finest military deception efforts in recent history in September. While the world was paying attention to the continuing Kherson offensive, which began in mid-August, the Ukrainian military was discreetly preparing for its true onslaught in the east. The Ukrainian army started its Kharkiv onslaught in the late hours of September 6th. By mid-October, the attack had liberated nearly 12,000 square kilometers of terrain. But how did the Ukrainians hand Russia's military its biggest battlefield loss since World War II? Thunder Runs is the concise answer to that question. ❌⚡😎⚡❌
