‘Edge of Tomorrow’ - Ukraine’s Never-Ending Battle Near Kyiv

HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE - After Russia attacked and took the airport at Hostomel - also known as Antonov Airport - on the first day of the invasion, the Ukrainians fought back.
That night a small force of Ukrainian paratroopers infiltrated the forest outside the airport’s high wall. They made the mistake of sending five men over the wall, where Russian special forces were waiting.
After taking withering fire from Russian machine guns and grenade launchers, the Ukrainians called in airstrikes on the Russian positions. Here’s how the battle ended:
The Wall Street Journal reports that, after calling in an artillery strike, the small Ukrainian paratrooper force set up missile firing positions to take out any Russian planes that might try to land at the airport.
Having taken several casualties, the main force then retreated toward the south.
Suddenly, they heard the roar of Russian tanks and BMPs coming in their direction. The Ukrainians scurried to set up an ambush in the dark.
When the Russian armor came within range, they fired an anti-tank missile, which destroyed the leading tank. They then fired rocket-propelled grenades at the remaining vehicles, which quickly turned around and sped away.
A short while later, the soldiers were met by civilians who used their cars to take the injured to hospital.
Over the next few days Ukrainian forces managed to halt Russian forces on a front line around Hostomel.
Since that first day of the invasion, heavy fighting has continued for weeks around the airport, and Russia has been unable to land its big transport planes at the airport - which lies just outside Kyiv.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s defenders had been able to inflict losses on the Russian war machine by mixing effective tactics with expensive Western missile systems.
SOURCES: Wall Street Journal, New York Times
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Good video

[@gailwaters814]

I've seen drone footage of the town of Hostomel. Weeks of fighting in and around the place has destroyed most of the town. Tough stuff.

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The West will rebuild it in under a decade - if the Dombass remains Russian it get neglected like the old east Germany

[@0owmjapo0]

But edge of tomorrow is about aliens and time travel. Is there something about the whole Ukraine situation I'm missing? 🤣

[@gailwaters814]

I guess it's that part at the end where they talk about the endless battle. Edge of T was a rare good Tom Cruise movie. It's main theme was the "Groundhog Day' effect of having to do the same day over and over. The Russians must be feeling they're having to do that in that never-ending battle to control the airport.

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