[Brian Griffin]

The attack on Kyiv was a diversion.

To defend the national capital, the Ukrainians had to leave the Black Sea region with less defense.

[MinorityRepublican]

The attack on Kyiv was a diversion.

No. If that was the case, Russia would simply mass in Belarus, threatening to attack Kyiv near Chernobyl while attacking on three others fronts. That would tie down the bulk of the Ukrainian military in Kiev while not wasting Russian military in the effort.

Putin went all in and failed. He used the same playbook where the Soviets was able to decapitate the Afghan government in Kabul back in 1979.

[Widget Jr]

#11. Russia had a 15 day plan to take over all of Ukraine, from documents captured in the first week. The President of Belarus accidentally confirmed this by showing a map of the invasion routes while discussing it on TV.

[tlozo]

The attack on Kyiv was a diversion.

Still continuing that bs? Read about batlle for Antonov airport where Russian elite airborne troops where decimated and tell me again, it was just a 'diversion'.

Security analyst Andrew McGregor described the battle for Antonov Airport as "Russian Airborne Disaster"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antonov_Airport