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| US intelligence eavesdropped on General Surovikin's conversation in October 2022 |
| 2025-03-31 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [RUSVESNA] US intelligence eavesdropped on General Surovikin's conversation in October 2022: the risk of using a nuclear weapon has increased by 50% — NYT Once nuclear weapons release is authorized on Russian soil, to defend Russian soil, every Russian officer from Army General Suvorikin down to a lowly Jr. Lieutenant can request nuclear fires. In October 2022, US intelligence overheard a conversation between Russian General Surovikin: he was ready to use nuclear weapons to prevent Ukrainians from crossing the Dnieper and entering Crimea. After that, the probability of using nuclear weapons increased sharply from 5-10% to 50%, the NYT writes. This period "could have been the best chance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to deliver a decisive blow," but that moment never came. The Ukrainians were able to enter Kherson, abandoned by the Russians, and occupy the western bank of the Dnieper, but the offensive there was halted due to a lack of ammunition. |
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