Jumping-off.

This is coolbert:

Here we go again Mr. President.

The tip from Freeper the article by Fredrick W. Kagan and Mason Clark as seen at the Internet web site "Institute For The Study Of War".

First paragraph as copied in entirety and unashamedly so.

"Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: New Indicators of Imminent Russian Attack"

From yesterday, February 18, 2022, 2:00 pm ET.

"Russia may launch an attack on Ukraine on Saturday, February 19, 2022. The attack would likely begin with an air and missile campaign targeting much of Ukraine to decapitate the government and degrade the Ukrainian military as well as the ability of Ukrainian citizens to prepare to resist a subsequent Russian invasion. US and allied governments have been warning of such an attack for some days, pointing to the size of the Russian forces concentrated on Ukraine’s borders. Western officials have additionally said that Russian troops have moved to jumping-off positions for an invasion over the past 24 hours. The following additional conditions and indicators point to February 19 as an optimal date for a Russian attack"

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE FOR THE LISTING OF "ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AND INDICATORS".

According to the Soviet era defector Suvorov, if following the Soviet model, Russian special purpose forces [spetsnaz] their mission in the two to fours hours BEFORE overt hostilities the "decapitation" of the enemy leadership and national command structure to the GREATEST DEGREE possible. KILL!

WE SHALL SEE!

coolbert.