An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release is not imminent.
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When the Russians invaded Ukraine, one of their first priorities was to bomb police stations and to empty prisons. When I visited Ukraine August with Stephen Komorek and other members of the ULET Working Group, which supports humanitarian aid and helping law enforcement in Ukraine, I found myself wondering why. We asked General Andriy Nebytov of the Kyiv Regional Police about this tactic while visiting his Kyiv headquarters, and he explained, "A demoralized population is easier for the invader to control.
Attacking the ability of the police to protect people was a carefully planned operation, and they knew what they were doing." And what exactly was that? They were conducting a psychological operation (PSYOP) aimed at undermining the morale of the Ukrainian people. A PSYOP is a form of military operation that targets the emotional and mental state of the enemy.
By degrading the police’s ability to serve and protect, the Russians sought to make the war-traumatized Ukrainians feel even less safe and destroy their will to resist. However, despite the Russians’ systematic efforts to cripple the Ukrainian law enforcement — and with it, the spirit of their people — this PSYOP hasn’t worked. After spending a week in Ukraine as a guest of General Nebytov, I’m convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin came nowhere near demoralizing the Ukrainian people.
Instead, I discovered how the Ukrainians have shown resistance in 100 small ways. Mitzi Perdue in front of a bombed-out police station. For the Ukrainians, this ordeal has lasted eight months thus far, and Russians have actively worked to intensify the trauma of their invasion.
An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release is not imminent.
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