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Invasion fears mount as Russia sends 9,000 troops to Belarus border (rnd 2)
the telegram via msn ^ | 10.16.2022 | James Kilner - 2h ago

Posted on 10/16/2022 1:46:52 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

Edited on 10/16/2022 1:52:42 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Russia will deploy 9,000 soldiers to Belarus, the Belarusian ministry of defence has said, as Kremlin allies began to close embassies in Kyiv because of the risk of a ground assault.

Although Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian president, has insisted that Russian and Belarusian forces are deploying in his country on a purely defensive operation, Western analysts have said that may be a ruse to prepare for an attack on the Ukrainian capital.

Others speculated that the movements could be a feint to distract Ukrainian troops from the active front lines in the east and south.

"It's difficult to know if this is just an 'army in being' to tie up Ukrainian defenders that could be used in the south and east or something more serious," a Kyiv-based security source told the Telegraph. "Lots of embassies are leaving."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: belarus; russia; ukraine
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1 posted on 10/16/2022 1:46:52 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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I guess they are sending in the best troops with the best equipment this time. Should be wrapped up by Thanksgiving.


2 posted on 10/16/2022 1:51:37 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

LOL. That is sarcasm right?


3 posted on 10/16/2022 1:55:28 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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Only 9,000, and old men and men pressed off the street to boot?

Sounds like a personal protection force for Putin's toadie Lukashenko.

4 posted on 10/16/2022 1:56:38 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: RomanSoldier19

I think they are trying to train them there, don’t know if in November if they will cross the border again.


5 posted on 10/16/2022 1:57:01 PM PDT by dila813
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To: RomanSoldier19

Swinging is still mobilization - no?

Putin’s Ukraine Mobilisation Incharge Roman Malyk Found Dead Under ‘Suspicious’ Circumstances

https://www.news18.com/news/world/putins-ukraine-mobilisation-incharge-roman-malyk-found-dead-under-suspicious-circumstances-6177943.html


6 posted on 10/16/2022 1:57:27 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Vermont Lt

Well it can’t go on like this for long. So I think you are probably right if not by Thanksgiving certainly by years end.
This won’t go into 23.


7 posted on 10/16/2022 1:59:09 PM PDT by es345st
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To: dila813

Only 9,000? What good is that? Only if the Belarus sends their own troop as well as they any threat to anyone. Worry not—The Red Wave isn’t coming from the North though Belarus—Its coming from the East and southeast.


8 posted on 10/16/2022 2:12:10 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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To: Vermont Lt

Yes, these troops will have at least ten days training.

What will the Ukraine do with the 8878 more surrendering
troops?


10 posted on 10/16/2022 2:28:22 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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Stretching out them already over-extended Ukrainian forces even more.....

4D chess verses idiots that are still trying to master Checkers.


11 posted on 10/16/2022 2:31:09 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

Training ground, no place to train them in Russia


12 posted on 10/16/2022 2:48:41 PM PDT by dila813
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13 posted on 10/16/2022 3:04:58 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: cranked

Your 4D “genius” is losing to a comedian. Some genius you got there.

I guess Stalin did a great job killing off all of the intelligent people in Russia.


14 posted on 10/16/2022 3:11:46 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: Travis McGee

New markings because the Russians found out Z meant Zelensky.


15 posted on 10/16/2022 3:48:15 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: RomanSoldier19

Z better learn to play penis piano in the dark


16 posted on 10/16/2022 3:53:15 PM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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To: dila813

November?

General Mud commands November. December would be more likely.


17 posted on 10/16/2022 3:59:39 PM PDT by jdsteel (PA voters: it’s Oz or Fetterman. Deal with it and vote accordingly.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

US intelligence sees what is going on and lets Ukraine know.


18 posted on 10/16/2022 4:02:13 PM PDT by jdsteel (PA voters: it’s Oz or Fetterman. Deal with it and vote accordingly.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Leave my Bialystok vodka alone. Best vodka in the world there. Zubrowka.


19 posted on 10/16/2022 4:07:02 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: cranked

This makes no sense, maybe because 4D chess isn’t a real game but fantasy. Although the fourth dimension is technically time, you can’t really make a board game that somehow includes it as an integral part of play nor can Putin figure out an effective strategy when his tactical implementation (troop failure) fails


20 posted on 10/16/2022 4:42:17 PM PDT by TECTopcat
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