@Hubi @tal
That's what people said when there was 135, 000 of them on 'manouvers' near Ukraine. Lavrov categorically stated that "We have no intention of invading Ukraine,' as late as 2 days before they invaded. 200km? They could do that in 2 hours or less, easily. Russia has engineered the situation exactly as they did in Donetsk and Donbass. Their intentions are clear.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

200km? They could do that in 2 hours or less, easily.

It's 200 km through Ukraine. They've been trying to get through that span to Odesa for over 2 years.

Their high water mark was the Battle of Mykolaiv in April 2022.

[–] photoncollector@mastodon.social 6 points 8 months ago

@tal
I stand corrected.