MOSCOW (AP) — Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions, warning other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”
With the benefit of some time, here’s a more complete article on what happened. Turns out the source I heard it from originally (Marco Rubio) was quite correct. From this article, it sounds like there likely are at least some Russian troops on the outskirts of Kiev.
Marco Rubio? The republican senator? Are you fucking kidding me?
What it looks like from the article is that helicopters came in to destroy military infrastructure and left. We already knew this. I don’t see anything like a permanent occupying force or ground invasion in Kiev
He sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee. I don’t have a lot of faith in him, which is why I was fairly quick to withdraw the claim when I couldn’t corroborate it. This article does corroborate his claim, though. From the article, quoting a local civilian referring to the base and surrounding areas:
“Russian troops are there, a friend of mine lives there, and the Russians have already approached his mother with a machine gun.”
With the benefit of some time, here’s a more complete article on what happened. Turns out the source I heard it from originally (Marco Rubio) was quite correct. From this article, it sounds like there likely are at least some Russian troops on the outskirts of Kiev.
Marco Rubio? The republican senator? Are you fucking kidding me?
What it looks like from the article is that helicopters came in to destroy military infrastructure and left. We already knew this. I don’t see anything like a permanent occupying force or ground invasion in Kiev
He sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee. I don’t have a lot of faith in him, which is why I was fairly quick to withdraw the claim when I couldn’t corroborate it. This article does corroborate his claim, though. From the article, quoting a local civilian referring to the base and surrounding areas: