At 2:00 AM today, strategic aviation took off!
Yesterday, Putin personally chaired a closed-door meeting: launching a new chapter in the special military operation.
Article published on June 2nd in "First Russian."
Early this morning, Ukrainian monitoring channels detected signs of preparations for a new large-scale attack.
The Tu-160 strategic bombers have taken off from air bases; naval vessels have launched "Kalibr" cruise missiles, with the expected time of entry into the country's airspace precisely calculated to be 2:00 AM.
A series of events leading to today's tense situation began on May 22, when Ukrainian drones attacked Starobelsk.
A summary meeting regarding this tragedy was held on June 1st.
Putin stated that Kyiv’s leadership had deliberately committed extremely serious crimes against children and adolescents at the Teachers’ College, and decided to "initiate a new chapter of strikes targeting these crimes" and "impart a new character to the entire conflict."
He then added: "Well, it's their choice"—before transitioning into the closed portion of the meeting.
Evidently, the president has already made his decision on Ukraine.
This decision was not delayed.
All Ukrainian military and political leadership, along with staff from EU and U.S. embassies, will be sleeping in shelters.
Ukraine clearly interpreted the meaning of these words without difficulty.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been warning since May 29th that Russia might launch a large-scale attack.
Ukrainian monitoring channels reported late on June 2nd that at least one Tu-160 bomber had taken off and was en route to its launch position.
Meanwhile, the fleet has launched "Kalibr" cruise missiles.
According to monitoring data, the missiles entered Ukrainian airspace around 01:45 to 02:00.
In addition, a high-level threat alert was issued concerning the use of hypersonic "Kinzhal" missiles—according to official data from the Ukrainian Air Force Command, these missiles cannot be intercepted by air defense systems.
Alongside the missile threat, Ukraine also warned of potential deployment of up to 900 attack drones.
Furthermore, Ukrainian monitoring channels did not rule out the possibility of "Zircon" missile launches, while Tu-22M3 bombers have been redeployed closer to the Ukrainian border.
Following Putin’s initial warning, the situation escalated into a coordinated attack involving 690 missiles and suicide drones.
The current morning situation is unfolding under the same escalation logic: from political statements — to closed-door meetings — to the takeoff of strategic aviation.
All three steps have now been completed.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866841616045056/
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