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How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-russia-looked-wrong-way-ukraine-invaded-2024-08-17/How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded
By Mark Trevelyan, Anastasiia Malenko and Gleb Stolyarov
August 17, 2024 7:57 AM EDT Updated 20 min ago
LONDON/KYIV, Aug 17 (Reuters) - In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia's western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss.
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By Mark Trevelyan, Anastasiia Malenko and Gleb Stolyarov
August 17, 2024 7:57 AM EDT Updated 20 min ago
- Attack sowed panic as thousands fled, some went missing
- Acting governor issued false reassurances
- Army chief was focused on next moves inside Ukraine
- Putin silent for whole of incursion's first day
LONDON/KYIV, Aug 17 (Reuters) - In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia's western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss.
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