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please post any subsequent updates here unless they're huge happenings. i just woke up and half our news front page is updates which is nice but also A Lot and most of these don't have to be their own thread

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[–] JCPhoenix 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This feels like wrestling "Kayfabe." Like, was this just some weird feint by Russia? Try to bait Ukraine into doing something? This would be a new level of gaslighting if so...

So strange.

[–] Tyson712@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

I had that thought too, some false flag to get Ukraine to launch it's main counteroffensive early

[–] TheOtherJake 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It could also be a way to shake out any elements of the Russian military or other paramilitary groups that are looking for ways to get out of Ukraine. Like, maybe the attacks on Wagner coming from the Russian army are rogue elements where Wagner is obviously the most effective target for friendly fire.

[–] xeger@lib.lgbt 4 points 1 year ago