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CentralMass

(15,265 posts) Sun Mar 13, 2022, 06:24 PM Mar 2022

Russia strikes close to NATO member's border

https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-13-22/h_02588b1e5bbbd142cf1ff8125419271e
"Russian airstrikes hit a large military base near the western city of Lviv, which is close to the Polish border, killing 35 people and leaving more than 130 in hospital."

Russia seems bent on drawing NATO into this.

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Russia strikes close to NATO member's border (Original Post) CentralMass Mar 2022 OP

It is 43 miles from Lviv to the border with Poland. Chainfire Mar 2022 #1

It may be Russia's only way to get China involved intrepidity Mar 2022 #2

China is backing away. They will never get involved. PortTack Mar 2022 #4

Yavoriv military airbase is about 15 mi from border, barrage missile attack to stop flow of weapons Shanti Shanti Shanti Mar 2022 #3

Chainfire

(17,669 posts)

1. It is 43 miles from Lviv to the border with Poland.

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2022, 06:34 PM

Mar 2022

intrepidity

(7,339 posts)

2. It may be Russia's only way to get China involved

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2022, 06:51 PM

Mar 2022

I wonder if that's the calculation.

PortTack

(32,811 posts)

4. China is backing away. They will never get involved.

Reply to intrepidity (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 13, 2022, 07:09 PM

Mar 2022

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016317017

Shanti Shanti Shanti

(12,047 posts)

3. Yavoriv military airbase is about 15 mi from border, barrage missile attack to stop flow of weapons

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2022, 07:01 PM

Mar 2022

A NATO training base that Russia says was legitimate military target to stop flow of weapons coming from Poland.

Just a matter of time till Lviv becomes a target too.

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