Comments by "PNH 6000" (@PNH-sf4jz) on "Will November Elections Save Putin?" video.

  1. Hello Corina King and others reading these comments, You have offered your thoughts and concerns about the commencement of this invasion and the possible actions of the people involved. Like you, I have admired the Ukrainian response from Pesident Zelensky and the people who inform, support and advise him in this WAR, to the population of Ukraine for their patience, stoicism and determination, and the military personnel both on the front line and the support positions that provide the information for the conduct required to maintain and progress the military defensive and counter-offensive positions. I also particularly admire the women, who are predominantly the care givers to children and the aged and those who have joined the ground troops and their support echelons. Many of these people have had to leave their homes, and areas that would normally provide them with a sense of support and security, to other centres of population within ukraine and in countries supporting Ukraine. Many have had to leave their fathers, husbands, partners and sons who have remained in situations that are perilous and life threatening. Your question regarding the initial entry of military vehicles and "machines of war" into Ukraine is a question to which I may be able to offer some insght. I hope that it may be informative. It is my understanding that there had been military exercises in Belarus, conducted adjacent to the borders with Ukraine, for at least two years before the invasion. This meant that there were continual troop movements to and from the training areas. However, while there had been a continual build up of support vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, tanks and other hardware and equipment that remained in the training areas, it would not have been unusual to see a relatively large number of troops moving to or from the training areas at any given time. I understand that there was such a movement of troops onto the areas, just prior to the offensive. Prisoners of war, (POW's) have spoken of travelling for two days and more to reach these areas by the time of the offensive. Some POW's have said that they were told they were being transported to an exercise area. They had to hand in any phones or other instruments of communication prior to the time that they had first been informed of the purpose of the travel and for some, they only knew of their destination when they were actually in Ukraine. This was so that, if they became aware of their destination and purpose, they would not be able to call family or friends in Ukraine, to alert them and thereby ruin the element of surprise that was advantageous to the RuZZians. Consequently, many did not know the purpose of the trip, or destination, till they were actually inside Ukraine. I believe that the initial ground troops entered Ukraine at night and would have taken border guards by surprise and in overwhelming numbers. It was intended that the ground troops would meet with the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) at Hostomel airport, providing them with support and enabling more troops to be airlifted into the airport. I would presume that the intention would have been to create a defended corridor between the airport and the Belarusian border. Putin had only given a few hours notice by the announcement of the "special military operation" in Ukraine. Thereby, taking as much advantage of the element of surprise as the RuZZians could. The arrival of the ground troops to support the airborne troops at the airport did not happen as planned, and the initial RuZZian airborne troops were encircled by the Ukrainian troops. The ground troops and their vehicles became caught in a "traffic jam" of their own vehicles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Kyiv_convoy "The Russian Kyiv convoy was a large column of Russian military vehicles stretching some 64 kilometres (40 mi) involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It has been noted for initially threatening Kyiv, but then halting due to unclear reasons." The desription of the invasion follows in the paragraphs that I have extracted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antonov_Airport "The Battle of Antonov Airport, also known as the Battle of Hostomel Airport, was a military engagement which occurred at the Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, during the Kyiv offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. "On 24 February 2022, a few hours after President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a "special military operation" in Ukraine, Russian troops of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) made an air assault on Antonov Airport with the objective of capturing it. The airport held strategic value as it was located less than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) outside of the capital Kyiv, which would allow Russian troops to airlift more troops and heavier equipment to directly threaten the city.[6] However, the Ukrainian military responded with a counter-attack which encircled the unsupported Russian forces and repelled the initial attack.[14] The attack resumed on the next day with another air assault by the VDV combined with a ground assault by armored reinforcements coming from the Belarusian border, breaking through the Ukrainian defenses. The airport was then captured by the Russian forces.[14] Despite this, the unexpected Ukrainian resistance foiled the plans of a quick capitulation of Kyiv,[7] and the airport was too damaged to be used as a functional airstrip.[15] "The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest airplane, was destroyed in its hangar during the battle. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 VICTORY for UKRAINE 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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