Опять Fox, извините (читаю все подряд, поскольку граждане даже сейчас
заняты не в последнюю очередь сведением политических счетов, и многие
интересные детали, которые раньше бы замяли из соображений политеса,
сейчас публикуются. Не знаю, насколько этому можно доверять, но инфа по
ссылке не кажется мне чем-то очень outlandish, в свете истории с польскими
самолетами)

Senior U.S. military officials pushed for additional special operations
personnel to be sent to Ukraine in the lead up to Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine, but the request was denied amid White House fears it could provoke
Russia, according to a report.

As Russia stationed about 100,000 troops on its border with Ukraine last
year, U.S. military officials told lawmakers in December that a "few
hundred" additional special operations personnel should be sent to the
country to assist with military advice and training, Politico reported
Sunday.

The personnel would have trained Ukrainians on guerrilla tactics and
unconventional warfare methods. The training would have been different from
the formal training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center in western Ukraine,
sources told the outlet.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin even planned to bring the matter directly to
President Biden for approval, a pair of people familiar with two December
briefings with lawmakers and congressional aides told Politico.

White House officials, however, were reportedly concerned that the deployment
of additional personnel would hamper diplomacy efforts and escalate the
situation. The plans were stopped in response to those fears, according to
a congressional official familiar with a briefing delivered by a Pentagon
official to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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A Russian missile strike targeting the Yavoriv Combat Training Center,
which sits near the Poland border, left at least 35 dead Sunday and wounded
more than 100 others, according to Ukrainian officials.

35 погибших и сотня раненых. Это пиздец.

Ну чо, как там с эскалацией-то?
Я кстати, абсолютно уверен, что будь рыжий сейчас в Белом Доме, все пошло
бы примерно по тому же сценарию. Потому что не слушали Ромни, идиоты,
вот почему.