TRUMP BLAMES MUD FOR RUSSIA’S HUMILIATING DEFEAT. UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS DESERVE THE CREDIT. 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸 Donald Trump suggested that Russia’s disastrous attempt to capture Kyiv in 2022 came down to one incompetent general who drove an enormous armoured column off the roads and into Ukrainian mud. The mud certainly didn’t help the Russians. But reducing the failure of Moscow’s invasion to a traffic mistake ignores the people who actually stopped its army. Ukrainian soldiers stood their ground against a vastly larger invading force, ambushing Russian columns, destroying tanks and armoured vehicles, disrupting supply lines and preventing Moscow from capturing the capital. Javelin missiles helped. So did Ukrainian artillery, drones, territorial defence units and countless soldiers who refused to abandon their positions. Russian incompetence contributed to the disaster, but Ukrainian courage, preparation and battlefield effectiveness turned those mistakes into devastating military losses. The footage of destroyed Russian armour is a reminder of what happened when Putin’s forces encountered determined Ukrainian resistance. The mud didn’t defend Kyiv. Ukrainians did.