17-mile long Russian troop convoy headed to Kiev

[JGalt]

This appears to be the big push. One of two things will happen: The convoy gets decimated by Ukrainian drones and aircraft today and tonight, or the convoy makes it to Kiev. If the latter happens, it's all over.

A large convoy of Russian armed forces is moving closer to Kyiv, about 20 miles north of Antonov airport on the outskirts of Kyiv. The convoy is stretched out over at least 17 miles, with some gaps. By @ckoettl. Live Updates: Initial Talks End Between Russia and Ukraine pic.twitter.com/s7boTVYKBu

Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) February 28, 2022

SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A RUSSIAN MILITARY CONVOY STRETCHING 17 MILES JUST 30 MILES FROM KYIV -NYT

FXHedge (@Fxhedgers) February 28, 2022

Live Updates: Initial Talks End Between Russia and Ukraine

 

[shoshi]

How many Ukranian aircraft are left? They have not been able to stop Russian airstrikes.

 

[MarathonMike]

They don't need to destroy the whole convoy. Just the head of the convoy and the road in front of the convoy.

 

[shockedcanadian]

I'm not a combat military strategist, but I hope they have a bulldozer in that convoy because a block of that road could buy hours.

 

[1srelluc]

In before all the rehashed 2014 videos.

I saw yesterday where they tried passing off the Molotov attack on Ukrainian police BMPs as Russian. Good example of what a swarm of Molotovs can do but it happened in 2014 when they were fighting each other.

 

[Donald H]

This appears to be the big push. One of two things will happen: The convoy gets decimated by Ukrainian drones and aircraft today and tonight, or the convoy makes it to Kiev. If the latter happens, it's all over.





Live Updates: Initial Talks End Between Russia and Ukraine

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I have to suggest that if the convoy is decimated by US supplied arms then it's all over for all of us!

 

[JGalt]

How many Ukranian aircraft are left? They have not been able to stop Russian airstrikes.

That depends on how many are left, and how fast the EU can restock them

Here Are The Options For The EU's Initiative To Restock Ukraine With Fighter Jets (Updated)

 

[WinterBorn]

The convoy doesn't have to be destroyed to be stopped.

And a stopped convoy can be shredded with a few good snipers. Give'em Hell, Ukraine!!

 

[JGalt]

Ballsy driveby firebombing.

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[Gabe Lackmann]

Hopefully the full might of the Russian army comes down on these fascist rats and this war is concluded quickly.

 

[WinterBorn]

Hopefully the full might of the Russian army comes down on these fascist rats and this war is concluded quickly.

Hopefully the full might of the world comes down on Russia for their invasion of a sovereign nation.

 

[justoffal]

They don't need to destroy the whole convoy. Just the head of the convoy and the road in front of the convoy.

Yeah I mean why is the road even still there?.... Wouldn't it have been smart to make huge gaps in the road?

 

[JGalt]

Hopefully the full might of the Russian army comes down on these fascist rats and this war is concluded quickly.

The Russians may be able to take Kyiv, but the attrition of Russian occupiers will massive from the Ukrainian street to street fighting, sniping and firebombings. They aren't fighting on the orders of dictator who wants to reunify the Soviet Union, they are fighting for their homeland.

Not only that, but the Russian economy is in the shitter now. They're getting hit with sanctions from all over the world, and their Ruble has dropped to nothing. There's no way they can afford to maintain an occupation for any extended amount of time.

 

[shoshi]

The Russians may be able to take Kyiv, but the attrition of Russian occupiers will massive from the Ukrainian street to street fighting, sniping and firebombings. They aren't fighting on the orders of dictator who wants to reunify the Soviet Union, they are fighting for their homeland.

Not only that, but the Russian economy is in the shitter now. They're getting hit with sanctions from all over the world, and their Ruble has dropped to nothing. There's no way they can afford to maintain an occupation for any extended amount of time.

Maybe the plan is not for long occupation. Maybe it is to secure Donbass which it seems they already have and also the other separatist province. I do not know. i am guessing.

 

[Donald H]

Yeah I mean why is the road even still there?.... Wouldn't it have been smart to make huge gaps in the road?

If it's going quicker than imagined for the Russian side, then it's possible that there is a very large resistance element at work against Zlenesky's government?

That 'could' explain a very large spin effort on the part of US/Nato supporting media.

I wouldn't make that claim but I will say that that particular claim has been raised several times before by Russian propagandists.

 

[justoffal]

The Russians may be able to take Kyiv, but the attrition of Russian occupiers will massive from the Ukrainian street to street fighting, sniping and firebombings. They aren't fighting on the orders of dictator who wants to reunify the Soviet Union, they are fighting for their homeland.

Not only that, but the Russian economy is in the shitter now. They're getting hit with sanctions from all over the world, and their Ruble has dropped to nothing. There's no way they can afford to maintain an occupation for any extended amount of time.

I'm not sure what it is that Putin wants.... But the Western block Nations have known for a long time that he did not want to be surrounded by NATO satellites and they ignored that. I guess that's up to them. There is no way they did not know this was coming because they kept pushing for it. Projecting forward it really looks like they intended to cut Russia off one way or another anyway. The options given to Russia were basically:

1.) Sit quietly and shut up while we surround you in suffocate you.
2.) Defend yourself and we will simply come after you and suffocate you now.

Faced with those options I'm pretty sure the United States would react the same way.

Jo

 

[justoffal]

If it's going quicker than imagined for the Russian side, then it's possible that there is a very large resistance element at work against Zlenesky's government?

That 'could' explain a very large spin effort on the part of US/Nato supporting media.

I wouldn't make that claim but I will say that that particular claim has been raised several times before by Russian propagandists.

Yeah we really don't know what the deal is just yet do we?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

In before all the rehashed 2014 videos.

I saw yesterday where they tried passing off the Molotov attack on Ukrainian police BMPs as Russian. Good example of what a swarm of Molotovs can do but it happened in 2014 when they were fighting each other.

 

[Donald H]

Maybe the plan is not for long occupation. Maybe it is to secure Donbass which it seems they already have and also the other separatist province. I do not know. i am guessing.

Although it never was Russia's plan to go to war with the Ukraine, there's probably little doubt that once Putin was pushed into war, he would have resolved to take the Ukraine and keep it!

Do you understand why Russia was being pushed into a war with Crimea but avoided it by relying on popularity?

 

[JGalt]

If it's going quicker than imagined for the Russian side, then it's possible that there is a very large resistance element at work against Zlenesky's government?

That 'could' explain a very large spin effort on the part of US/Nato supporting media.

I wouldn't make that claim but I will say that that particular claim has been raised several times before by Russian propagandists.

Only a Russian propagandist would surmise that the invasion is going quicker for the Russians. Putin has lost around 5,000 troops so far and the Ukrainian losses have been nowhere near that high.