Comments by "Stephen Sipe" (@stephensipe5405) on "Dead wrong? Should F-16s really be the priority for Ukraine, now, or are we missing the point?" video.

This is one interview where I will bet my Oak Leaf versus GEN Hodges Star. Crimea cannot be a Ukrainian Objective before it’s appointed time. Russian core Units are in the Donbas. This is where Russians need to be defeated. Part of the Donbas Campaign would be a Donetsk Offensive with flank security liberating Berdiansk. This would cut the major Russian shipping port, but also allow precision attacks on military targets in Crimea, including the Kerch Bridge. This is the lowest risk, highest reward plan for Ukrainians. After the Donbas Campaign, liberating Kherson Oblast East will be relatively easy. Crimea will follow after a siege. Additional special equipment such as US Marine landing vehicles will be needed. While waiting, water and power need to be cut. One area GEN Hodges and I totally agree is supplying Ukrainians equipment and munitions in a timely manner. everything seems to come 2-3 months too late. What are needed now are cluster munitions to thwart Russian troop concentrations AND long range smart artillery ammo to attack Russian HQs and ammo depots. Ukrainians have to be willing to run up huge Russian casualties. Russians have to know defeat. When Ukraine gets its NATO MBTs, IFVs, and Artillery, it’s Offensives with quality weapons can begin. The munitions above are a bridge until that point. Aircraft should also be deployed. With JDAMs, aircraft do not have to leave Ukrainian airspace to strike Russian air defenses and airfields from Belograd to Krasnodar. This is prep for a Ukrainian Offensive.
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