Thomas Friedman in his opinion piece today (April 3, 2022) in the New York Times calls the war in Ukraine, “World War Wired”. Because the internet/social media has made it so that the entire ‘wired’ world is watching. As a result, global public opinion has turned vehemently against Putin’s war in Ukraine. This development is unprecedented, hence Friedman’s title, ‘The First Real World War’. But is this why Putin is losing the war? I don’t think so.
The attached AP article tells us why Ukraine will inevitably become the winner in this war. It is mostly likely due to shared classified intelligence moving from West to East and around the world. As such, I would call this war, ‘World War Intel’. Because for the first time in history classified battlefield intelligence is being collected and analyzed by the ‘5-eyes Alliance’ (U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) and shared with the Ukrainian military. Other types of classified intelligence is being shared publicly to undermine Putin’s plans snd demoralize Russian troops on the ground in Ukraine.
The unlikely and resounding Ukrainian military success on the battlefield could not have happened without the sharing of highly classified real-time satellite surveillance and signals (communications) intelligence information on the exact locations, number and types of armored vehicles (tanks), troop numbers and activities of Russian forces — on a daily basis by NATO and its allies with Ukrainian military leadership who, to their credit, have deftly put that information to good use in their defense.
An excerpt:
“Mark Galeotti, a Russia expert at University College London, agreed that the very public intelligence campaign “reflects the fact that we now live in a different age, politically and internationally. And this is a different kind of war.”
Although the war on the ground is being won by Ukraine, Putin’s cowardly air campaign is increasingly targeting civilians and is also aimed at turning Ukrainian infrastructure into rubble. This is why Zelenskyy is desperately and constantly seeking further air defense assistance to counter the Russian air attack. We must add this last critical strategic element to this war.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0exveRVM?pd=04MeURy7&lang=en_US&s=i16
