Ukrainian soldiers fire with D-30 artillery at Russian positions in the direction of Klishchiivka as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 12, 2023
Ukrainian soldiers fire D-30 artillery at Russian positions near Klishchiivka on August 12.
  • Videos of an apparent artillery ambush have emerged and show Russian forces taking heavy hits.
  • A retired US Army general said Russians were making "opening day mistakes" 18 months into the war.
  • Russian forces have made similar mistakes repeatedly in the war in Ukraine.

Videos of what looks like a very skillfully executed artillery ambush appear to show Russian armor forces making costly mistakes as the Ukrainians carry out what a retired US general called a "textbook" integration of combat capabilities.