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As war drags on, Ukrainians start to ask: could we have prepared better?

Some are looking back at weeks before invasion and asking if more could have been done

When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in the early hours of 24 February, with mass missile strikes and the advance of a land force from several directions, many key Ukrainian officials were apparently caught by surprise. Some were fast asleep.

There had been rumours of a Russian invasion for weeks, and the previous evening US and Ukrainian intelligence received information that pointed to an invasion that night with almost certainty. Yet there was little in the way of last-minute efforts to fortify towns close to the border, or to warn citizens to brace for the inevitable.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was at home with his wife and children. Numerous officials in charge of key regions close to the border, and mayors of cities containing strategic military targets, have told the Guardian in interviews over recent weeks that they were in bed and woke up in shock at the sound of booms, rather than having spent the final hours of peace coordinating the defence of their towns.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/03/ukraine-russia-war-ukrainians-question-mistakes-preparations-buildup

 

 

 

 

 

Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Forces Biden to Rewrite US Security Plan
Peter Martin and Jennifer Jacobs - Yesterday 9:01 AM

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-s-invasion-of-ukraine-forces-biden-to-rewrite-us-security-plan/ar-AAY32t1

Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war

 

The ruble is now an official currency in the southern Kherson region, alongside the Ukrainian hryvnia. Residents there and in Russia-controlled parts of the Zaporizhzhia region are being offered expedited Russian passports. The Kremlin-installed administrations in both regions have talked about plans to become part of Russia.

The Moscow-backed leaders of separatist areas in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, which is mostly Russian-speaking, have expressed similar intentions. Putin recognized the separatists’ self-proclaimed republics as independent two days before launching the invasion, and fierce fighting has been underway in the east for weeks as Russia seeks to “liberate” all of the Donbas.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-moscow-government-and-politics-139234bb95a3fe3ca2de0fe2c716dda8