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Donkees

(31,328 posts)
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 09:03 AM Mar 2022

⚡️Ukraine's General Staff: Putin transfers troops from Far East to Belarus.


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⚡️Ukraine's General Staff: Putin transfers troops from Far East to Belarus.

The troops are being moved from Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in order to make up for casualties in Ukraine, the General Staff said.
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Gore1FL

(21,095 posts)
1. I can only imagine how long that'll take.
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 09:09 AM
Mar 2022

They don't have the best infrastructure. They also don't have a route into the Black Sea with military vessels at the moment. I have to wonder if they will arrive in time to do anything.

JHB

(37,153 posts)
6. Ordinary travel on the Trans-Siberian railway is about 7 days
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 09:32 AM
Mar 2022

Military priority may be able to cut that a little (very, very little), but it'd probably also take longer because what are being transported are military units. They only "travel light" if they're not taking their equipment.

PortTack

(32,699 posts)
7. Exactly! They aren't currently arming, getting troops fed or resupplied now. How are they going to
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 11:36 AM
Mar 2022

Manage that many more?

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
8. +1, looks like RA is turning into a mechanized terrorist organization since they can't beat UKR
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 02:49 PM
Mar 2022

... regulars they'll just go after women and children.

Some bullshit, let them know the Hague awaits them

Lovie777

(12,218 posts)
4. Got food and water for them . .....
Sat Mar 19, 2022, 09:29 AM
Mar 2022

or as usual they have to kill for it in Ukraine. But the Ukrainian people have souls and compassion.

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