WITH Putin’s war in Ukraine still raging on, The Sun takes another deep dive into the battlefield – exposing the Russian tyrant’s vulnerable enclave and the West’s Achilles heel.
Former intelligence officer and NATO planner Philip Ingram analyses the simmering WW3 flashpoint in the heart of Europe as part of the latest episode of Battle Plans Exposed.
The SunPhilip Ingram takes another look at the battlefield in the latest episode of Battle Plans Exposed[/caption]
AFPThe analyst looks at Russia’s vulnerable weakpoint[/caption]
The Sun The expert looks at Kaliningrad and Europe’s Achilles heel[/caption]
ReutersPutin may also be able to exploit Nato’s Achilles heel[/caption]
Alongside Ingram, The Sun has been probing the intricacies of the bloody frontline in Ukraine in a new weekly series.
The latest episode takes a look at the Suwalki Gap – and why it has been dubbed Nato’s Achilles heel.
Watch the new episode on The Sun’s YouTube channel here…
Ingram investigates Russia’s “vulnerable” enclave Kaliningrad which does not share a border with the rest of mad Vlad’s motherland.
He also takes a look at the key Baltic states which sit just above the Suwalki Gap – who act as the first line of defence between Russia and the rest of Europe.
The critical countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are all examined as part of the groundbreaking new analysis.
The episode also gives an in-depth look at what a Russian attack on these countries would look like.
And it also explores Nato’s staunch support of the trio – with all three states having helped deter the bloodthirsty tyrant for years.
Ingram then takes a comprehensive look at military intelligence – what exactly it is and why it is so important.
Russia‘s cunning hybrid warfare tactics are another topic the military expert explores in the latest episode.
And the Kremlin‘s invasion of Georgia in 2008, an often overlooked event in Putin’s career, is also analysed as a case study by Ingram.
The war was sparked nearly two decades ago when Moscow, with the help of separatists, seized the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The episode rounds off looking back at Ukraine‘s defensive lines, and the latest updates on the brutal battlefield.
It comes as the Russian tyrant meets fellow world leaders at the first ever “Axis of Evil” summit.
He is joined by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The parade marks the first ever time Xi, Kim and Vlad have met together since all three rose to power.
Putin also met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi on Monday.
They will be among 26 foreign leaders attending the event in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
GettyA Lithuanian border fence runs along the border to the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad[/caption]
AFPNato forces training earlier this year, pictured[/caption]
Among the other countries expected to attend include fellow anti-Western nations in Iran and Belarus.
The high-profile summits come weeks after Trump’s attempts to end the war in Ukraine by hosting Putin in Alaska and European leaders in Washington DC.
Since the meetings, the maniacal despot has continued to pound Ukraine with deadly missile blitzes – showing no for his US counterpart.
Last week, Nato fighter jets were scrambled overnight as Putin hammered Ukraine with 500 drones and missiles.
Children were among the casualties after waves of the weapons terrorised civilian and energy targets around the country.
The attacks killed at least 23 people in the capital, Kyiv, including four children in what was dubbed the second biggest aerial Russian attack of the war so far.
Drone warfare remains a key part of the battlefield
GettyA Ukrainian train after a Russian strike last month[/caption]