Should they be announcing this? Kind of ruins the element of surprise.
“Should they be announcing this? Kind of ruins the element of surprise.”
Not at all. Remember, most of this “imminent counter-attack” hype comes from Russian sources. Think about it: In 1944 the Germans said the same thing about the Allies invading the continent; only, they said the invasion would be focused on Calais. In other words, Germany was guessing. Just as Russia is guessing now.