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The second was that the Ukrainian army—which performed brilliantly in ambush operations, thanks to guerrilla-type training and real-time U.S. intelligence—would be equally adroit at “combined-arms operations,” the art of coordinating armor, infantry, and artillery units, which are necessary to break through Russia’s defensive lines.

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Palestinians have killed four Israelis, including a soldier shot in ambush at a checkpoint.

And the Germans, lying in ambush, mowed them down.

Naeem Hussain was killed Friday night, and the three other men died in ambush shootings.

Ukraine’s soldiers waited in ambush and fired Western-provided missiles at Russian tanks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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