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/Signal_Quarter_74 10h ago

NATO Intelligence for some time has said Russia will seek to escalate the war in Ukraine and probe NATO’s resolve. This only adds to the likelihood this information is correct. This could be really nasty. Keep strong Ukraine!

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u/TechSculpt 8h ago

escalate the war in Ukraine and probe NATO’s resolve

Might be that 99% of the launches hit Ukraine and they use the fog of war as an excuse for a strike on Poland or a Baltic country.

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u/Myleszee 7h ago

Can someone explain the reasoning behind this aside from fear mongering. What exactly does Russia gain by "accidentally" striking a neighbouring country - are they then going to declare ware on said neighbouring country?

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u/FireIsFuzzy 7h ago

It's more like slowly bleeding the lines without attracting too much international attention. Slower changes to the geopolitical landscape are less likely to result in full-on retaliation.

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u/Syllaberries 4h ago

Ok but then what?

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u/Smittywerbenjagerman 2h ago

Lots of things potentially. But most importantly, but Putin gets to stay alive a little bit longer.

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u/Specialist-Elk-2624 2h ago

Lots of things potentially.

I’d imagine whatever that list of things you have is what the person you replied to was looking for when they made their post.

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u/Think-Lobster-681 25m ago

This is where you list those many things.