Mongol tactics and millenial Kalka reenact

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The idea of retreating in such a way as to lure enemies into traps is not new. In fact that was one of the most basic strategems of Mongol cavalry groups and you would have encountered it within the first few pages of the operational handbook for Mongol commanders.

One of the classic examples of the idea was the Battle of the Kalka River which occurred in the Donetsk region of Malorossiya (I'm starting to choke on the idea of calling that place "Ukraine") in late May of 1223. That's right, eight months shy of exactly 1000 years ago. Basically, a Mongol expeditionary force of around 25,000 horsemen totally butchered a much larger combined force of Kievan Rus and Cumans.

People are supposed to learn from their mistakes... In fact, most decent people would be ashamed of being idiots but real idiots are usually proud of it. Take the Ukronazis for example. They apparently take so much pride in having been victimized by Subutai and Jebe the way they were at Kalka, that they have taken the extraordinary step of RE-ENACTING the disgrace first at Kherson and now on a larger scale around Kharkiv. They apparently didn't even want to wait the extra eight months, being more concerned that the opportunity might slip if they didn't do it now.