UKRAINIAN ARMY ABANDONING SUPPLIED WEAPONS, FLEEING AND NOT FIGHTING?

ICHEOKU says many analysts have been wondering about the ease at which the Russian army is moving through Ukraine capturing cities, one city at a time, and without much resistance by the Ukrainian defense force. The Ukrainian military had ample time to prepare for this war and they also were repeatedly warned by America that this war was coming. Why did they not heavily mine the roads and bridges and/or blew them all up to slow the Russian invaders and trap them in batches for quick destruction and elimination.

People are beginning to second-guess the level of preparations made by the Ukrainian military to defend and protect their country from the Russian invaders. Ukraine is not a third world country nor is it a third rate military power and should have anticipated certain Russian maneuvers and guarded against them. Even the belated road blocks they are mounting now should have since been in place throughout the country. How can any army worth its name allow the 40 mile long Russian army column to sit steadily in one position for over one week now without blowing them all up? Such a sitting duck sight, made possible by the ineptitude of the Ukrainian military, is a sore eye to behold, especially for a country defending itself from an existential threat from a much bigger military machine.

Ukraine is as old as Russia and has been independent for over 30 years now. So, what exactly have the country been doing all these decades to shore up their defensive capabilities, establish and maintain a capable and formidable defense force. Their military have army engineers and war planners as well as a lot of generals, so what were they thinking that deprived them good preparation and readiness for their current fate with destiny; or do they think that being a country is just having a government, a president and a parliament. They know that they have a hostile neighbor Russia which has attacked them before, seized their territory Crimea, so why this apparent docility in readying for this period? What were their defense spending for if the West has to supply them this amount of weapons.

Could this be the reason the West banned every Russia media outlet, including RT, from broadcasting in the West to prevent this shortcomings from being known? They don't want their populace to see the war in Ukraine from every angle but only through their agenda-driven Western camera lens and talking-heads perspective. Who will then tell us the apparent lapses and noticeable lack of adequate preparation by the West backed and supported Ukrainian military. Who will report the story that some Ukrainian soldiers refused to fight or are not fighting the Russian invaders as expected with every fiber in their being, and are abandoning Western supplied weapons and ammunition in their military bases and fleeing the war? 

Could the West be staring at another military disappointment in Ukraine as they faced in Afghanistan when the Afghanistan National Army abandoned their Western supplied weapons, including armored tanks and helicopters and fled, without firing a shot in defense of Kabul. As with the Taliban, are we going to see another inheritance of a huge cache of Western weapons and ammunition, including armored tanks and planes/helicopters killers, by the Russian army? Is it possible too that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy knows what is happening on the battle fronts and is now desperately trying to drag the West into the war and offload the responsibility of defending Ukraine to them since his military is not willing or capable of defending their country. 

As the West continues to surge weapons into Ukraine, they should be very cautious not to inadvertently arm Russia with weapons which Russia could use to attack the West later. The West should ensure that the Ukrainian military is actually standing up and fighting Russians with those supplied weapons, and not as RT reported, abandoning them and fleeing the battle. Imagine seeing the Russian army turning those anti tanks rockets and anti aircraft javelins against Western tanks and aircrafts some day in a confrontation with the West. It will be sad watching Western soldiers being killed with Western weapons just because the Ukrainian military turned out not to be what the West thought they were. 

Kherson fell without much of a resistance as the Ukrainian soldiers stationed there to defend the flank deserted their defensive positions and fled. It could be due to deliberate sabotage or out of  hopelessness, faced with the Russian mighty army and convinced that they are not good enough to defeat them. Whatever the reason, if Ukraine has made a conscious decision not to stand their ground and battle the Russian army to the finish, or that they could not do it without the presence of Western boots on the ground, they should save everybody the headache of worrying about Ukraine and just surrender now. It will also spare Ukraine further destruction by Russian bombs and artillery, as well as save many lives. Such will also sensibly bring the war to an end before more lives and limbs are lost, and further properties and infrastructures are destroyed. 

It is possible that such desertions are not widely spread throughout the military formations in Ukraine; but so many Ukrainian cities have fallen within such a short period of hostilities, more than what would be considered normal or acceptable for any formidable army defending their country, that the fear is mounting that such unpatriotic act is wider and bigger than what has been reported so far. Their morals could be low from feeling psychologically defeated already before they are actually defeat; and their loyalty could also be divided between the West and Russia. They should know that any lack of defense of Ukraine anywhere in the country is a catastrophic weak-link to the collective resolve of the West to ensure that Ukraine's independence and sovereignty remain sacrosanct and non negotiable. 

The Ukrainian army should therefore fight as if their lives, that of their families and friends, as well as the future of their country depend on it, because they actually do. They should envision themselves being tied at the stake and summarily shot in a firing squad formation by the Russians if they lose the war because that is the fate which awaits them in defeat. They should be honorable enough to decide to die fighting as heroes rather than being killed later as captured war criminals by Russia. Everything that makes Ukraine Ukraine is at stake and a victorious Russia will not show them mercy. They should leave their all in the battle fields and not turn tails or their backs against their country as a succeeded Ukraine will immortalize them. 

Only brave and courageous men and women take up the selfless responsibility to defend their country at such optimal level, requiring the supreme sacrifice if need be. History and posterity only reserve places for heroic soldiers and not the linguine-spine cowards among them who abandon their country and colleagues at their hour of greatest need for their expertise and bravery. It is understandable if they ran out of munitions and supplies, or they were surprised with a massive overwhelming enemy force; but to scurry away even before the first shot was fired is the lowest of the low of any soldier. They must not dampen the current support in the West for their cause by showing that they are not real soldiers as real soldiers do not desert their duty posts. God's speed to the Ukrainian military as they fight in defense of their homeland and a civilized way of life. #ShameOnPutin.