A British defence and safety assume tank revealed particulars of Moscow’s pre-invasion plan for Ukraine, based mostly on captured Russian paperwork apparently signed off by Vladimir Putin. Russia had deliberate to take over Ukraine in 10 days and annex it by August, the Royal United Companies Institute for Defence and Safety Research (RUSI) stated.
In keeping with the British Army-linked assume tank, solely a small group of Russian officers have been conscious of the complete scale of the plans and even deputy heads of branches throughout the Russian navy have been unaware of the plan to invade and occupy Ukraine till days earlier than the invasion started, and tactical navy items did not obtain orders till hours earlier than.
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The paperwork additionally revealed that Russia deliberate to seize Ukraine’s energy stations, airfields, water provides, central financial institution and parliament – and that Russian particular providers have been tasked with killing the Ukrainian management. They appeared to imagine Ukrainian authorities officers would “both flee or be captured on account of the pace of the invasion”, RUSI stated.
The invasion plan detailed plots to seize Ukraine’s nuclear energy vegetation with the intention to shelter Russian troops, acquire management over the nation’s power system, and probably blackmail European international locations with the danger of radiation air pollution.
The Russian counterintelligence regime had compiled lists of some Ukrainians, RUSI stated who have been divided into 4 classes, Those that needs to be killed, these in want of suppression and intimidation, these thought of impartial who needs to be inspired to collaborate and people ready to collaborate.
