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Russia forms army corps for attack on Kyiv - Pavlyuk
2022-06-23
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Censor] In the western military district of the Russian Federation the formation of the 3rd Army Corps numbering up to 15,500 servicemen with a permanent location in Mulino, Nizhny Novgorod region, is underway. It is possible that they may be involved in the attack on the capital.

This was announced in an interview with Ukrinform by the commander of the group of forces and means of defense of the city of Kiev Alexander Pavlyuk, Censor.NET reports .

"Currently, three battalion tactical groups, one company tactical group from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and three battalions of the Federal Service of the National Guard are concentrated along the state border of Ukraine in the Bryansk and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation. The main task of the offensive operation in the direction of Kyiv is to cover the area of ​​the Russian-Ukrainian border. units, "Pavlyuk said.

In addition, according to the commander, in order to increase the number of troops and create favorable conditions for the offensive in the North-West Zone, the enemy continues to form reserve units and new military units.

"According to available data, the formation of the 3rd Army Corps with up to 15,500 servicemen with a permanent location in Mulino (Nizhny Novgorod region) is underway in the Western Military District. that, if necessary, units and military units of the newly formed army corps can be involved in the offensive on Kyiv, "he said.

Pavlyuk also noted that in the future the enemy will continue to launch air and missile strikes, including high-precision weapons, and keep the necessary set of troops near the state border to carry out restraining, as well as assault (raid) operations in some areas. fortification equipment of positions along the section of the Russian-Ukrainian border.

Posted by:badanov

#3  Dirty tricks all around.
Posted by: Dale   2022-06-23 20:05  

#2  ..just before Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden and Finland declare they have nukes. That'll work out well.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-06-23 09:45  

#1  ....I'd be worried - very seriously worried - about the Russians thinking about just bludgeoning their way through to Kyiv regardless of losses and to hell with restrictions on WMD. They've been playing by 'modern' rules so far, but if they decide to go full Ivan Grozny...

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2022-06-23 06:43  

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