Fierce Ukrainian Resistance Foils Early Russian Rout

March 04, 2022
A Ukrainian Air Force An-26
A Ukrainian Air Force An-26 transport was shot down in the first hours of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24.
Credit: Ministry Of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
U.S. and British defense experts knew what to expect on the morning of Feb. 24 as Russian President Vladimir Putin angrily ordered a “special military operation” against Ukraine to commence: Ukraine’s air defenses, air force and command centers would be pummeled in an opening airstrike by...

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