Moscow claims paramilitaries have agreed to hand over weapons after failed Rostov uprising
  • Rinox@feddit.it
    12·
    2 年前

    Doubt it, any military buildup would be spotted weeks before any possible “surprise offensive” were to take place. It’s one of the most monitored borders in the world afterall.

    • pinwurm@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 年前

      Indeed. People forget that that satellites exist and it’s not very easy to hide traveling military equipment and troops.

      Months before the war, every news outlet was warning about a buildup on the Russian border.

    • cxtinac@sh.itjust.worksOP
      44·
      2 年前

      Good point, but Putin plays the long game, I suspect this is strategic manoeuvring for 12-18 months from now.