Ukraine sets up military office in Russia as incursion grows
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The office has been created "on the territories controlled by Ukraine", says its top military chief.

Ukrainian Gen Oleksandr Syrsky said the office would “maintain law and order” and “meet the immediate needs” of the population in the area.

In a video posted on social media, Gen Syrsky is seen telling a meeting chaired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the office has been created “on the territories controlled by Ukraine”.

  • superkret@feddit.orgEnglish
    101·
    1 month ago

    The long range missiles put Moscow in range.
    The fear is that bombing Moscow would put Putin in a “nothing-left-to-lose” situation which would make the use of nukes more likely.

    • iLove@programming.devEnglish
      8·
      1 month ago

      With that logic, were Ukraine as successful as advancing close towards Moscow, the West would need to hinder the advance in order to calm the Kremlin down to prevent nuclear war.

      • superkret@feddit.orgEnglish
        6·
        1 month ago

        Yes, conquering Russia isn’t Ukraine’s or the West’s war goal. If Ukraine starts trying, you can be sure the West will withdraw all support.

    • Steve@startrek.websiteEnglish
      6·
      1 month ago

      Plot twist, someone scrambled all the launch codes after the last almost-ww3 incident, Russia has no functional nukes.