Posted on 02/26/2022 3:39:46 PM PST by Hojczyk
Here’s an interesting Twitter thread from someone named Riho Terras, a member of the European Parliament, posted a few hours ago. Obviously we’re not in any position to vouch for the accuracy of this thread (and some of it seems dubious), but pass it along in the interest of broad coverage:
THREAD 1/7 Intel from a Ukrainian officer about a meeting in Putin’s lair in Urals. Oligarchs convened there so no one would flee. Putin is furious, he thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in 1-4 days.
Russians didn’t have a tactical plan. The war costs about $20 bln/day. There are rockets for 3-4 days at most, they use them sparingly. They lack weapons, the Tula and 2 Rotenberg plants can’t physically fulfil the orders for weapons. Rifles and ammo are the most they can do.
The next Russian weapons can be produced in 3-4 months – if even that. They have no raw materials. What was previously supplied mainly from Slovenia, Finland and Germany is now cut off.
If Ukraine manages to hold the Russians off for 10 days, then the Russians will have to enter negotiations. Because they have no money, weapons, or resources. Nevertheless, they are indifferent about the sanctions.
Alpha Spec Ops have been near Kyiv since the 18th February. The goal was to take Kyiv and instal a puppet regime. They are preparing provocations against innocent civilians – women and children – to sow panic. This is their trump card.
Russia’s whole plan relies on panic – that the civilians and armed forces surrender and Zelensky flees. They expect Kharkiv to surrender first so the other cities would follow suit to avoid bloodshed. The Russians are in shock of the fierce resistance they have encountered.
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Exactly. Now if Putin had targeted Poland or Finland as the enemy, he would have got a lot of Russian support.
Their resupply and replacements were 60+ days away across the North Atlantic ocean in the winter, and they arrived in wooden sailing ships.
ATTENTION
Sergey Kosyak
Bucha now, video from an eyewitness. Street fighting is going on in the city.
In Gostomil, according to the words of my eyewitness friend, military Russians entered and changed their civilian uniforms. He observed this picture himself.
Kievans and residents of nearby settlements, be very careful. Keep an eye on suspicious groups of men in civil, forward any information to the police and the SBU.
All the information is credible, everything I write is received from the first mouth.
I wish there were pilots that followed in the footsteps of the WWII Flying Tigers
Although, Putin WANTS Kiev that is of great historic importance: politically, socially, and orthodox theologically.
Yes, yes he has
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