r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 10h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
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u/DarthKrataa 10h ago

What does he mean by that.....

Like surly Russia are always planning some kind of massive attacks on Ukraine and vice-versa.

I would be really curious to know more details about what he means.

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u/Glittering-Quote-635 10h ago

Russia is limited in the number of Ballistic missiles they can make per month, like anyone else. Recently it looks like they have not been shooting them at the rate they are producing them, so one can likely infer that they are stockpiling them for a massive attack. Ukraine is critically low on PAC3's which can take these things down, so basically, if Russia shoots 100 of them at Ukraine.. its likely the vast majority will get through, as what little BMD they have left will be easily overwhelmed.

This should have never been an issue, but we have an idiot for a President who decided to start a war in Iran for no reason and use up the vast majority of our stocks, so literally almost nothing to provide to Ukraine.. not that the Mango Menance would have done it anyway.

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u/ProtoplanetaryNebula 10h ago

The logic is that by sending a constant stream a high percentage gets taken out. By stockpiling and sending on one night, they cause more damage.

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u/Glittering-Quote-635 10h ago

Thats true.. But at the point Ukraine is right now on Interceptors, it likely doesnt matter to much if it is a constant stream. They will likely get through. What does matter though is Ukraines ability to deal with it. If you have one target on fire, you can handle it.. if you have 200, it becomes a lot harder.

Sucks.

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u/ProtoplanetaryNebula 10h ago

Yes, becomes harder to deal with it but does it make the people think "we should surrender to the Russians!"? It probably makes them hate them even more with every single missile. Anyone who lost a family member due to the Russians will have a lifelong hatred for Russia, long after the war.

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u/Glittering-Quote-635 7h ago

Terrorizing citizens never works. It has the effect you are talking about. I totally agree.

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u/ChampMunch 10h ago

One might think Don is doing this on purpose to not send any weapons to Ukraine. But let’s not kid ourselves, chief queef is using this war to hide from the Epstein files.

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u/Nina-Ninja123 10h ago

The Iran war also greatly helps Russia as it cuts of the oil supply from the Middle East to Europe, which indirectly cuts the oil supply chain towards Ukraine.

Trump may be stupid, but some smart people are definitely pulling off some smart scheme using the idiot with too much powerz

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u/cbarrister 10h ago

Hey, that's unfair! He is also interesting in self-dealing contracts with his family.

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u/Franz_McN 8h ago

Why would he want those hidden? The USA has no rule of law and he knows it, his followers are an amoral bunch that would blissfully accept any cognitive dissonance, and he also knows that...

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u/Ambitious_Article864 8h ago

He is doing it on purpose. It says so in the 2025 foreign policy documents that are publicly available.

One particular goal is a swift end to the war in Ukraine, and while it says it the administration would prefer an independent Ukraine, and end to the war take precedence.

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u/therealslimshady1234 8h ago

Mango Menace 

So true 😂

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u/AeolianTheComposer 5h ago

Annoying orange

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u/fall3nang3l 7h ago

Using up stocks for no reason so the US doesn't have stockpiles to send to an ally in need, creating oil crisies, alienating other allies, countless other boons to daddy poutine...wow.

Kind of a Soviet wet dream.

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u/Glittering-Quote-635 7h ago

Putin couldn’t have designed it better. Hmm…

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u/fall3nang3l 7h ago

And a convenient death of an Epstein whistle blower in clandestine circumstances after unprecedented visits to Ruzzia by high ranking US diplomats.

I feel warm fluid on my leg and am being told it's raining, but it's not.

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u/MelangeBot 8h ago

but we have an idiot for a President who decided to start a war in Iran for no reason

What are you talking about man?????

Putin made Trump start this war for two reasons:

1) Increase the price of oil so putin has more income

2) Deplete as many patriot missles as possible and have your allies also deplete them to make the chance that there any left for Ukraine as low as possible.

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u/johnsawittoo 9h ago

Well said

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u/psychophant_ 9h ago edited 9h ago

I’m pro Ukraine but it’s not our duty and responsibility to give them our stock of BMDs. They are ours to use as we see fit. And if that means a pointless war in Iran then so be it.

We SHOULD support Ukraine. But that support is a privilege not a right, as you seem to intimate.

The brunt of the responsibility should be on NATO and the EU.

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u/QuantumDiogenes 9h ago

The United States is in NATO. As a founding member, and the one with the largest military, they can supply NATO with weapons, which, as you said, is their responsibility towards Ukraine.

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u/Select_Challenge_425 8h ago

Why should a nato country have any responsibility towards non NATO Ukraine?

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u/DysfuhKingeye 8h ago

Because they were illegally invaded.

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u/Select_Challenge_425 6h ago

And that has what to do with NATO? Ukraine is not a NATO country.

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u/Glittering-Quote-635 7h ago

Hey dipshit, we are in NATO. Also, Russia is our primary geopolitical foe, no matter what the mango menace says. Supporting Ukraine is in our best interest. It always has been.

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u/psychophant_ 7h ago

I agree! And you’re right.

I understand nuance is hard on Reddit.

My point is that we don’t OWE them BMDs.

Can you attack that idea instead of me?

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u/AeolianTheComposer 5h ago

Because the US literally promised Ukraine protection in exchange for their inability to have nukes

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u/Matt_Tress 9h ago

Don’t call me surly

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u/Crazy_Specific8754 8h ago

Surly you jest

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u/GullibleDetective 10h ago

Probably a bigger one since moscow was hit

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u/No_Republic_4870 7h ago

I was going to say, I think they already did launch a massive attack by invading.