#Russia thins out its embassy in #Ukraine:
In early January, the gradual departure process has started in the Russian Embassy in #Kyiv and consulate in Lviv. Diplomats at two other Russian consulates have been told to prepare to leave Ukraine - NYT nytimes.com/2022/01/17/us/…
Military equipment spotted near #Brest, #Belarus this morning:
Train with Russian military equipment spotted in Orsha, #Belarus this early morning.
via @MotolkoHelp
#Lukashenko approved joint operational exercise of the armed forces of #Belarus and #Russia. Exercise is scheduled for February. It will be held on the western and southern borders of Belarus. t.me/belta_telegram…
This was already announced last year if you remember. But by now, a lot of Russian troops spotted e.g. in Bryansk. I would not be surprised if a large amount of them will end up in #Belarus.
And i said it before, i always believed #Belarus will play a role in a possible action on #Ukraine this time. Weather it's a passive or an active role, we will see.
Ex-President of #Ukraine Poroshenko arrived in #Kyiv
Poroshenko arrived in Pechersk district court for his "high treason" hearing
Ukrainian prosecutors requested $35 million in bail for former leader #Poroshenko, who had returned to #Ukraine earlier in the day despite facing arrest on treason charges - AFP
This is far bigger than we thought and the attack now looks more like a preparation for a massive attack:
"Microsoft said on Sunday it continued to analyse the malware and warned it could render government digital infrastructure inoperable."
“The malware, which is designed to look like ransomware but lacking a ransom recovery mechanism, is intended to be destructive and designed to render targeted devices inoperable rather than to obtain a ransom”
Interesting video found on TikTok, reportedly from Kemerovo train station were a lot of Russian soldiers gathered with baggage. It looks like civilian cars bringing them to the train station. Both videos uploaded around 20 hours ago. 1/2