blitzkrieg
Example Sentences
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“Why is Moscow adopting Nazi-like tactics of the 1930s — fake history, phony grievances, blitzkrieg, attacks on civilians and civilian institutions, and murder of children?”
From Seattle Times
Ukraine has already foiled Putin’s blitzkrieg, inflicted disastrous losses on the invaders and prevented Russia from achieving the strategic goals of its invasion.
From Washington Post
But if Mr. Putin planned a blitzkrieg to decapitate Ukraine in short order, the impact of his plan with reality has been confounding.
From New York Times
In part, he may have wanted to keep the West off balance, to prevent it from taking aggressive action to defend Ukraine against Putin’s blitzkrieg drive to take over the country.
From Seattle Times
"On the contrary, they are trying to set up a blitzkrieg in Donbas," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.