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MEGATHREAD: whatever the hell is going on in Russia right now (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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please post any subsequent updates here unless they're huge happenings. i just woke up and half our news front page is updates which is nice but also A Lot and most of these don't have to be their own thread

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Leonid Nevzlin: Putin is hiding in the bunker of his residence in Valdai. His closest friends and associates also flew there. The dictator is in a panic. Additional troops advanced towards Valdai to protect him. My sources just said this.

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1672616852319551488?cxt=HHwWgIC2_cmKqrYuAAAA

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (7 children)

There’s something up. Both putin and Wagners head aren’t stupid.

I feel it’s a plan to justify future actions.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-66006142

The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, has just put out a statement on Telegram announcing that "a counter-terrorist operation regime has been declared in Moscow" and that Monday will be a "non-working day" to "minimise risks".