He now considers the Kremlin to be under Russian occupation the city of Mariupolas the few pockets of resistance in the port and the exhausted Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries at the Azovstal steelworks are speculated to be completely subdued within the next 24 hours.
According to satellite imagery in the area, Russian troops have already begun withdrawing from Mariupol. According to sources in Washington, most of the forces that were in the now ruined city, started marching towards Zaporizhia, from where it is speculated that they will move again to the area of ​​Mykolaev and Odessa. In Mariupol, 22 Russian divisions were operating, simultaneously with the pounding from the air and the artillery.
The move by Russian forces to the northwest, as speculated by Washington, may involve the relocation of operations to Odessa and Transnistria, on the border with Moldova. The goal of Vladimir Putinas it is now becoming clear, is the division of Ukraine, its exclusion from the sea and the absolute control of the Black Sea, so that it is not possible to transport weapons, products or other goods by sea.
They “uproot” Ukrainian officials and place Russians
The Kremlin’s goal seems to be not “the liberation of Donbass alone, but the literal uprooting of the Ukrainian element from all of southern and eastern Ukraine.”
The control of Kharkov, Lugansk, Donetsk, Mariupol, Melitopol, Kherson and in a later phase of Mykolaev, Odessa and Transnistria, he “describes” Putin’s plan to “restore history,” as he had stated in his February 24 speech.
The plan all shows that it is moving forward step by step, as military intervention and occupation, followed by the removal of all Ukrainian officials and the placement of Russians or pro-Russians.
Russian occupation begins in Kharkov and extends to the outskirts of Nikolaevwhich is surrounded by forces and is constantly bombarded with structures and infrastructure.
In recent days the Russians have appointed their own officials to run Kherson, replacing the elected Ukrainians. On Thursday, one of the newly-appointed officials said that Kherson would start using the ruble next week and that the Ukrainian currency, the hryvnia, would be replaced within four months.
In addition, Russian television channels have taken the place of Ukrainian networks, broadcasting Kremlin propaganda.
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