Posted on 12/04/2021 4:08:18 PM PST by MtnClimber
Russia is planning a possible military offensive against Ukraine involving an estimated 175,000 troops that could begin as soon as early 2022, according to a report on Friday.
An unclassified intelligence document, obtained by The Washington Post, showed satellite images of troop and equipment build up around the border with Ukraine.
Photos taken in June around Yelnya, near the northern border between Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, showed empty land. By November 9, five Battalion Tactical Groups (BTGs) were in place, the photos showed.
In 2014, similar scenes were replicated along the Russian-Ukrainian border near Crimea before Russia seized the strategic port on the Black Sea.
'The Russian plans call for a military offensive against Ukraine as soon as early 2022 with a scale of forces twice what we saw this past spring during Russia's snap exercise near Ukraine's borders,' an administration official told the paper.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
US intelligence says what? Is it from the same trustworthy sources Steel Report was based on? inquiring minds want to know…
Perhaps Ukraine should have spent the millions they gave Biden’s on more defense preparedness.
I hope FR doesn’t go full metal Don Quixote with comments such as, “Rally ‘round the flag, boys! Politics stops at the water’s edge! We support our Commander in Chief no matter what!” Watch Putin act like he’s going to invade Ukraine, then “take a dive” by backing off at the last second, making Xiden look like a “hero” just in time for the midterms...
Yep, Russia is planning a Winter Offensive in Ukraine.
It's way South of Moscow.
Will they call Milley to tell him if they are going to invade
US Intelligence. What a joke. Those half wits are completely out of their element when they’re not conspiring with our fascist regime to hang a totalitarian yoke on the American people. The traitors in the US IC couldn’t tell you the status of their own ass with both hands stuck up it.
Russia could take over the Balkans, Moldova, Ukraine, Romania, and Bulgaria for all I care. Western Europe has had 75 years to build up their militaries and Eastern Europe has had 30. This shouldn’t be our fight.
War, War, War, if it takes a war to solve our problems the Democrats will get us into it. My grandfather said the day will come when the USA finally gets what Europe got in 2 world wars. Its going to come eventually and it will take a united country to fight it. If it succeeds in doing anything, it will cut down the male population. (at least the ones who identify as such)
Not my zoo, not my monkeys.
Same as said Afghanistan would stand !
US Intelligence could not foresee 9/11, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Iron Curtain...
I wonder if Putin will call up Milley and let him know in advance.
Russia v Ukraine seems like a mismatch...I’d much rather see Poland take on Belarus.
And this affects me how
Funny how Russia annexed Crimea When Biden was VP, and supposedly in charge of Ukraine policy, and now that Joe is again in charge of Ukraine policy, they are threatening again. I wonder why that is?
We won’t get involved:
a) No brown people to bomb
b) John McCain is dead
If their unvaccinated rate is high, we might nuke Russia from orbit just to be sure
I seriously doubt that. “Intelligence” totally missed the fall of the Soviet Union.
Yeh, sure. 🙄
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