Just a Reminder: Putin's plan for Ukraine

[BootinUp]

Background
In order to achieve a quick victory during the invasion of Ukraine, Russia planned to have groups enter the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and destroy Ukraine's leadership.[3] Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak stated that "Russia's key intention [was] to remove the country's top leadership, create maximum panic, and try to establish its own puppet government".[4]

Attempts
According to the Ukrainian government, in early February 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin instructed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to eliminate Ukrainian leaders.[5] In early March, Ukraine intelligence said that Chechen commandos sent to assassinate Zelenskyy had been "eliminated", with help from FSB agents sympathetic to Ukraine.[6]

In February 2022, Redut PMC was ordered on a covert mission in the Kyiv region to infiltrate and eliminate the political leadership and the Ukrainian Secret Service, by storming those institutions.[7] More than one thousand fighters entered the Kyiv region for this purpose,[8] yet the mission failed due to Ukraine and the West knowing of much of these plans, resulting in Redut losing up to 90% of their fighting force.[9]

More than 400 Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group were reported to have been in Kyiv by late February 2022, with orders to assassinate Zelenskyy and destabilise the government enough for Russia to take control.[10]

In August 2023, it was reported that another alleged assassination attempt had been stopped after Ukraine's security service arrested a woman who was suspected of gathering information on Zelenskyy's trip to the Mykolaiv region.[11]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Volodymyr_Zelenskyy#Background

[Irish_Dem]

1. It was supposed to be a three to seven day military operation.

Activate all the Russian puppets Putin had installed in Kyiv.
Shut down all communications and kill all the Ukrainian leaders.
Take command of the airport, and all government institutions.
Declare martial law. Kill any dissidents.

Same plan China has for Taiwan.

[BootinUp]

2. And is there any indication his goal has changed?

You could state your opinion or explain how you like.

[Irish_Dem]

3. There is zero evidence his goal has changed one iota.

He will burn down the entire country to get what he wants.

[BootinUp]

4. Yes, I agree.

And I think a lot of people are trying to ignore that particular facet.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Many Americans are on Putin's side.

They support his goal of taking Ukraine by any means possible.

[brush]

6. Many maga republican Americans. Let's be specific, and they are far from the majority of Americans.

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[Irish_Dem]

7. There are 38 million Americans who identify as MAGA.

This is a significant number of Americans.

I stand by my comment that "many Americans" support Putin.

I never said "majority."

[brush]

8. The population of the US as of 2023 is 339,996,563 million so the 38 million maga ts around 10%...

of the population.

Being specific puts things in proper perspective, don't you think?

[Irish_Dem]

9. I stand by my comment.

38 million Americans support Putin and his invasion.
That is a lot of Americans.