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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Sun Feb 13, 2022, 08:03 AM Feb 2022

25 miles from the border with Ukraine

Link to tweet

Apparently this is video from today. Russian forces on the
move.

Here is more video from Belgorod posted today:

Link to tweet

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25 miles from the border with Ukraine (Original Post) Tomconroy Feb 2022 OP

Russia has a long-standing history Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #1

Missiles and air raids before the ground troops move in. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #2

Nothing to see here... SheltieLover Feb 2022 #3

Tucker Carlson: "They're just driving their vehicles around to keep the gasoline from going bad" dalton99a Feb 2022 #4

A derailment is badly needed here! bluestarone Feb 2022 #5

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. Russia has a long-standing history

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Feb 13, 2022, 08:06 AM

Feb 2022

Of using lots of artillery back to the time of Napoleon.

Irish_Dem

(46,489 posts)

2. Missiles and air raids before the ground troops move in.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Feb 13, 2022, 10:01 AM

Feb 2022

Softens the target area, killing civilians and destroying infrastructure as well as military targets.

Saves Putin time and troops.

This could be over quickly.

Have I mentioned he is an SOB.