🧵You probably wonder what the heck has been happening in Ukraine this week. Why did Russia suddenly turn around after retreating in the past few weeks? Just when everyone thought that 🇷🇺 was losing and falling apart, it swiftly and decisively hit several cities within a day. There is a reason for this change. And it might not be as clear as you might think. I’ll try to explain why it happened. Below is just my opinion based on some facts and my knowledge of the political structure of Russia, so, take it with a grain of salt.

I want to make a short 🧵following Russia's retreat from the territories it had under its control for the past few weeks. I want you to read very carefully so you can understand the implications of these events and what it means for the civilian Ukrainians living there. As AFU advances through the cities as a hot knife through butter, keep in mind who is coming right behind them: punitive detachments. The campaign to start weeding out those who were loyal to Russia started early on:

Alright. Since the media already shifted the date of Russian invasion of Ukraine to February, I want to recap all previous plans so you can clearly understand how this game is played. Apparently, the previous plan was to attack in January.