How Putin's thugs could gain the upper hand in the east

Justin Bronk, a research fellow at London's Royal United Services Institute, said Ukrainian forces will still have the edge when defending towns and cities, but not in the countryside – especially if attempting counterattacks. He added that Vladimir Putin’s forces could also have an advantage in local control of the air, with many of Ukraine's mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems taken down during heavy fighting in the East so far....