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Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value by whatshisface on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:05PM (#30495873)
>he should have just focused entirely on taking Donetsk and Luhansk, concentrated the attack solely there; their military could have managed that

They were already out of the Ukraine's control before this started.

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Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value by adventured on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:14PM (#30495944)
That's part of the point. Russia would have moved its military in, secured the territory and formally annexed it into Russia. Victory party. They could have managed that soundly, declared victory, and called it a day. They could have even taken a little bit more territory in the region while they were at it. None of that would have put their military at risk of being revealed to be a mess.
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