Will Putin Invade Ukraine?

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Tipped off by Ukrainian Intelligence, Moldova foils Russian plot, arrest Wagner member

Months of rallies, organised by the party of the fugitive pro-Russian oligarch Ilan Shor, have been condemned by the government as a Kremlin-sponsored campaign to destabilise the country. The oligarch is believed to have fled to Israel after being convicted of involvement in the theft of $1bn (£830m) from Moldova's banks.

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Israel is another country, amongst many, who need to purge their russian collaborators.

The Mossad has been dealing for decades with russians infiltrating the country and causing problems.

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Another day, another 10 tanks down the drain.

Russia is reportedly very low on T-72s now.  Apparently, not a lot of the ones in storage were usable and most of the usable ones are now confirmed destroyed.  The rest are split between unconfirmed destroyed or still in operation.

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All Your Space Base: Kazakhstan seizes Roscosmos subsidiary facility, demands $26 million debt to be paid asap, forbids head of company from leaving

the main reason for the arrest was incorrect behavior and harsh statements by new head of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov.

Musin called Borisov's criticism a "diplomatic miscalculation".

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Ukrainian defense industry starts production of 125mm tank shells

Production at unknown facility/facilities located outside the country

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And those shells previously categorized as unfit for use?  Maybe they fire successfully.  Maybe they're just duds.  And maybe...just maybe...they explode in the barrel.  Who knows?  Give it a whirl, see whatcha get!

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The Russians managed to intercept and destroy a Reaper drone located in international waters in the Black Sea not far from Turkish airspace.

It's not super important in and of itself and unlikely to escalate matters.  Though it should also be noted that the Russian military - while it still exists - flagrantly uses force, often far away from its own borders.  Such recklessness is seldom wise.

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Muscovy forces deploy air defense in green spaces near Moscow

Residents complain about trees being cut down, but complaints are ignored.  (If complaints about people being cut down aren't heeded, I don't see why trees would be any different)

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Just shy of 1000

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Back up to 1000!  12 tank kills, too!

Also 13 drone and 17 fuel/misc vehicle kills, which could indicate substantial harm to their logistics.  That or they nailed some old Ladas.

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A whole Russian spy network dismantled in Poland

All 6 Russian operatives and 3 others were caught.  They intended to disrupt aid to Ukraine.

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ISW: Russian assaults slow due to enormous losses

Russian offensive actions have decreased significantly over the last week and noted that daily Russian ground attacks have decreased from 90 to 100 attacks per day to 20 to 29 per day.

That quote is from a Ukrainian spokesman, so take it with a grain of salt.  But ISW states that this is consistent with their own observations and that the "Russian offensive operation in Luhansk Oblast is likely nearing culmination  if it has not already culminated".

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Russia throws tantrum in response to new Canadian sanctions

They accused Canada of seeking regime change (not Canada's official position, but you know what?  It's my official position.  Humanity will never know true peace until the last dictator is strangled to death with the entrails of the last oligarch!)

They also accused Canada of backing Ukrainian nazis, LOL