John Spencer

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Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum. Considered one of the world’s leading expert on urban warfare, he served as an advisor to the top four-star general and other senior leaders in the U.S. Army as part of strategic research groups from the Pentagon to the United States Military Academy. More at: johnspenceronline.com
I’m joining my friend @AnaCabrera on @CNN today at 1 pm ET (11 am MST) to discuss President Zelensky’s visit to the United States (a historic moment/day) and the #RussiaUkraineWar Tune in if you can.
Ukrainian President Zelensky in Bakhmut. No script, no teleprompter, only pure leadership - historic leadership. #zelensky
Feared no more for sure! The Russian military is weaker across the board thanks to Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/16/russia-200th-brigade-decimated-ukraine/
‘Wiped out’: War in Ukraine has decimated a once feared Russian brigade

The bloody fate of Russia's 200th Motor Rifle Brigade in Ukraine is emblematic of Vladimir Putin’s derailed invasion plans.

The Washington Post
What has the US given Ukraine to defend themselves, Europe, and the free world? A lot! And it must continue until Russia is out of Ukraine. @cfr_org
An insane photo from Kharkiv, Ukraine today. Two police officers looking at a fragment pile of Russian rockets that hit Ukrainian second largest city. h/t @alexbakus #Kharkiv #Ukraine️ #ArmUkraineNow #RussianWarCrimes
Credit to the photographer @liberov for taking this photo. Stunning.
An insane photo from Kharkiv, Ukraine today. Two police officers looking at a fragment pile of Russian rockets that hit Ukrainian second largest city. h/t @alexbakus #Kharkiv #Ukraine️ #ArmUkraineNow #RussianWarCrimes
Big News! After a lot of requests, I have completed a MAJOR update to my "Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender." A living document. Written for Ukrainian civilians/defenders. Now in 13 languages. Updates to translations working. #urbanwarfare Download here: https://www.johnspenceronline.com/mini-manual-urbandefender
John Spencer | Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender

John Spencer
"The Defense Department’s top spokesman has called bullshit on a recent claim by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s Wagner Group, that a former Marine Corps general officer works for the private mercenary company." https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-general-wagner-group-russia-ukraine/
No, a former Marine general is not working for an infamous Russian mercenary group

I smell a rat. A big, fat, commie rat.

Task & Purpose
“by this point, food had pretty much run out. It was so bad that at one point I went to where one of the cauldrons that the cooks use was & I just took a spoon & tried to scrap out all the burned stuff just to try to eat something” @cossackgundi #Mariupol https://mwi.usma.edu/a-firsthand-account-of-the-battle-of-mariupol/
A Firsthand Account of the Battle of Mariupol - Modern War Institute

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, one of the Russian forces’ first targets was the city of Mariupol, located in the southeastern part of the country along the coast of […]

Modern War Institute