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By Rodrigo Santos Andrade
In this episode of Battle Plans Exposed, military expert Philip Ingram analyses the desperate 36-hour fight for Hostomel (Antonov) Airport. A battle that decided the fate of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and potentially the entire course of the war.
Russia’s plan for a rapid blitzkrieg hinged entirely on securing this airport, just six miles northwest of Kyiv, to establish an air bridge for thousands of troops and heavy equipment.
But the plan failed.
Video Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:54 Putin’s simple and ruthless Kyiv invasion plan
2:36 Why Russian intelligence plan failed (FSB/GRU)
3:05 Flawed assumption: underestimating Ukraine
3:32 Western intelligence forewarning
4:19 Decisive opening move: February 24 helicopter assault
5:10 Initial clash: Ukrainian national guard resistance
5:59 Russian flag is raised: a hollow victory
6:19 Ukraine’s ingenius counter-strategy
7:43 Russia’s air bridge is broken
8:36 Hostomel as "An Airport Too Far"
9:20 Destruction of the Antonov An-225 "Mriya" (Dream)
10:48 Conclusion: Hostomel’s legacy and start of a long war
#ukraine #russia #military
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