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Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 26
Institute for the Study of War ^ | Feb 26,2022 | Download the PDF Mason Clark, George Barros, and Katya Stepanenko

Posted on 02/26/2022 1:58:32 PM PST by tlozo

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1 posted on 02/26/2022 1:58:32 PM PST by tlozo
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Kiev.


2 posted on 02/26/2022 2:01:11 PM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Multiple claims on social media now that Ukraine armed forces successfully destroyed a Chechen column and killed a Chechen general Magomed Tushaev head of the 141st motorized regiment of guards


3 posted on 02/26/2022 2:05:12 PM PST by Meet the New Boss
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“Russian attacks against both cities appear to have been poorly designed and executed”

This may be an indirect benefit of Biden’s total incompetence. Is it possible that Putin expanded his objective based on Biden’s extraordinary weakness, and the expanded objectives led to improvised and poorly thought out plans? I expected Putin’s objectives in Ukraine to be narrower, and I wonder if he grabbed for too much on the spur of the moment.


4 posted on 02/26/2022 2:06:50 PM PST by Pollster1 (America is no longer in Claire Wolfe's "awkward stage")
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To: Meet the New Boss

Claimed that Putin deployed the Chechen unit to Belarus and they advanced toward Kiev through Chernobyl before being destroyed by Ukraine forces


5 posted on 02/26/2022 2:07:56 PM PST by Meet the New Boss
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In other news, that “Russian tank” that ran over the old man’s car? Yeah, the tank was Ukrainian. The “Russian weapons convoy” that was destroyed? There’s some issues with that story, too. The Rooskies don’t use duct tape and mud to mark their vehicles. The Snake Island heroes surrendered, and the Ghost of Kyiv is literally a video game NPC.

There are not many trustworthy sources right now, so take everything you read with a grain of salt, and give the truth a little time. The Ukrainians are not on the verge of taking Moscow.


6 posted on 02/26/2022 2:08:07 PM PST by cdcdawg (Everyone who disagrees with me is a Qtard blogger!!!!)
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To: Meet the New Boss

You can never be sad when Chechen islamofascists take a bullet.


7 posted on 02/26/2022 2:09:08 PM PST by WMarshal ("No war for communism")
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Multiple claims on social media now that Ukraine armed forces successfully destroyed a Chechen column and killed a Chechen general Magomed Tushaev head of the 141st motorized regiment of guards

It is reasonable to expect that Ukraine will be even less welcoming to Russian invading troops who aren't ethnically Russian or Christian. The Muslim Chechens should expect no mercy from the Ukrainians.
8 posted on 02/26/2022 2:11:31 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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This seems like solid info, but keep in mind that it comes from a group with Bill Kristol and General Betray-us on the board.


9 posted on 02/26/2022 2:14:05 PM PST by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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I think Putin is getting a hard case of dictator’s disease where he starts to believe his own propaganda and no one dares to contradict him.

He expected the Ukrainian military to be very weak and for the people to welcome his troops with flowers.


10 posted on 02/26/2022 2:14:07 PM PST by Krosan
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President of the EC just announced that they have taken the decision to cut off a list of Russian banks from SWIFT, severing them from international financial transactions.

She also indicated they will be imposing a set of restrictions that will make it impossible for the Russian central bank to liquidate its assets.


11 posted on 02/26/2022 2:16:42 PM PST by Meet the New Boss
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The Ukrainian General Staff reported at 11am local time that Ukrainian aircraft conducted 34 sorties in the past 24 hours.


12 posted on 02/26/2022 2:17:50 PM PST by tlozo
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This has always bothered me. The taking of one city, dooms an entire country? You could Nuke Washington D.C.today and I would celebrate! This is still America! FT!
Why would Ukraine fail if Kyiv falls?


13 posted on 02/26/2022 2:18:14 PM PST by rellic
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This read more like a propaganda piece than an objective assessment of what’s actually going on.


14 posted on 02/26/2022 2:18:23 PM PST by jimwatx
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Now Russia becomes a real pariah.


15 posted on 02/26/2022 2:18:38 PM PST by BiglyCommentary
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BREAKING: Ukraine’s president says anyone who wants to help defend Ukraine can go to the country and will be given arms

5:31 AM · Feb 26, 2022

Sounds like they are winning.


16 posted on 02/26/2022 2:19:19 PM PST by McGruff (In war, truth is the first casualty.)
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Indeed we don’t know many details, but what we do know at this point:

1) Putin’s Plan A of the Ukrainians surrendering as soon as they see Russian troops has failed
2) Plan B - The rapid encirclement of seizure of Kiev has also failed

The problem is that Russia still has many other options in Ukraine, and large reserves outside of the country.


17 posted on 02/26/2022 2:20:05 PM PST by Renfrew
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To: Meet the New Boss

Video of a captured Russian major on Ukraine social media


18 posted on 02/26/2022 2:21:45 PM PST by Meet the New Boss
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I hate to break it to those “experts” but as of 10 minutes ago there wasn’t zippo going on in Kiev. I was just on the live cams. Nothing.


19 posted on 02/26/2022 2:22:37 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: BiglyCommentary

Young Russians on social media realize that the whole world is against Putin. They will be taking to the streets more every day.


20 posted on 02/26/2022 2:26:17 PM PST by nbenyo
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