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In 2022, Russia’s initial plan to capture Kyiv and decapitate Ukraine’s leadership failed, and its current approach of grinding down Ukraine’s resistance through attritional war is just as unlikely to succeed.
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Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2024
Humans are crucified, beat over the head with melons, and decapitated.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
Worden’s body had been decapitated, gutted and hung by its feet like a deer.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Israeli forces have largely decapitated Hezbollah’s senior ranks, including Hassan Nasrallah, but Hezbollah has still been able to launch rockets and missiles into Israel.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
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Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2024
Humans are crucified, beat over the head with melons, and decapitated.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
Worden’s body had been decapitated, gutted and hung by its feet like a deer.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Israeli forces have largely decapitated Hezbollah’s senior ranks, including Hassan Nasrallah, but Hezbollah has still been able to launch rockets and missiles into Israel.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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