3 or 4 It's not official yet, an SMO is the type of operation that Putin is pursuing at the moment he calls it a Special Military Operation, not all out war, De-Nazify Ukraine was aimed at specific targets not the infrastructure or civilians.
Speculation is that Putin is expecting a big attack so he is readying the full force of the Military to allow them to make an appropriate Military response.
Edit: Kherson region is also asking to become Russian, making the 4th to join.
SMO stands for Special Military Operation. It’s NOT WAR. In 2014, Ukraine, France, Germany and Russia signed what is known as the Minsk Accord. This allowed RUSSIAN speaking citizens to have autonomy from Ukraine. The region is also referred to as The Donbass. No sooner the ink had dried, then Ukraine (in fact AZOV (a Nazi battalion) were formed at the same time and along with other Nazi groups, became part of the Ukrainian Military. The terrorist attacks started almost immediately and in 8 years, 16,000 civilians have been murdered by the AZOV and Ukrainian Military. The world was silent. Why do you think there was a regime change where a DULY elected President was deposed and Zelinsky installed. This is PROXY war between NATIO/Pentagon/ and Russia. NATO wants to smash the Donbass by returning it to Ukraine which means NATO can put their nuclear weapons along the Russian Border. It’s mainly been the Militias in the Donbass area (Donetsk Peoples Republic - DNP and the Lugansk - LPR ) that have been fighting Ukraine. They are now receiving additional manpower and munitions from Russia but the Wagner Group and the Chechens have also entered the area and have effectively liberated it. If this referendum is received by the public which is a foregone conclusion as they want to be under the protection of Russia, the SMO becomes something entirely different. So far, the Ukrainian military while hitting Crimea (now back in the hands of Russia), this whole area becomes Russian. This will escalate very quickly. The world hasn’t seen what weapons Russia hold but if the SARMAT is any indication, the rest of the world has nothing like it.
FOOTNOTE.
When the SMO started, Ukraine had already entered the Donbass areas. They bombed residential areas, schools, hospitals, snipers killed hundreds of innocent Donbass citizens. Their army moved into homes, killing the occupants. The rapes of children and women was horrendous as it was a common occurrence. There are dozens of videos - go to Rumble - of Patrick Lancaster who was in the area and interviewed many, many, civilians. The Ukrainian military FILMED these atrocities and said it was Russia! This is what the world witnessed!! The world has been lied to. Word of warning. Some is very distressing to see. Citizens told how children were used as target practice by the Ukraine (AZOV) and this got the parents out to rescue their child and then they were used as target practice. I will always remember as the Russians moved into the Donbass as the people were liberated. One elderly lady, with tears streaming down her face hugged her liberators and said. ‘We knew you would come, we knew you would come. We have waited 8 long years, but we knew you would come’.
Fringe, you're saying 3 regions but I see 4 listed, can you please clarify? And also what is SMO? Thank you.
3 or 4 It's not official yet, an SMO is the type of operation that Putin is pursuing at the moment he calls it a Special Military Operation, not all out war, De-Nazify Ukraine was aimed at specific targets not the infrastructure or civilians. Speculation is that Putin is expecting a big attack so he is readying the full force of the Military to allow them to make an appropriate Military response.
Edit: Kherson region is also asking to become Russian, making the 4th to join.
Thank you for taking the time to respond, fren. Appreciate it.
SMO - Special Military Operation - which is so far what's been happening, rather than Total War
Thank you!
SMO stands for Special Military Operation. It’s NOT WAR. In 2014, Ukraine, France, Germany and Russia signed what is known as the Minsk Accord. This allowed RUSSIAN speaking citizens to have autonomy from Ukraine. The region is also referred to as The Donbass. No sooner the ink had dried, then Ukraine (in fact AZOV (a Nazi battalion) were formed at the same time and along with other Nazi groups, became part of the Ukrainian Military. The terrorist attacks started almost immediately and in 8 years, 16,000 civilians have been murdered by the AZOV and Ukrainian Military. The world was silent. Why do you think there was a regime change where a DULY elected President was deposed and Zelinsky installed. This is PROXY war between NATIO/Pentagon/ and Russia. NATO wants to smash the Donbass by returning it to Ukraine which means NATO can put their nuclear weapons along the Russian Border. It’s mainly been the Militias in the Donbass area (Donetsk Peoples Republic - DNP and the Lugansk - LPR ) that have been fighting Ukraine. They are now receiving additional manpower and munitions from Russia but the Wagner Group and the Chechens have also entered the area and have effectively liberated it. If this referendum is received by the public which is a foregone conclusion as they want to be under the protection of Russia, the SMO becomes something entirely different. So far, the Ukrainian military while hitting Crimea (now back in the hands of Russia), this whole area becomes Russian. This will escalate very quickly. The world hasn’t seen what weapons Russia hold but if the SARMAT is any indication, the rest of the world has nothing like it.
FOOTNOTE. When the SMO started, Ukraine had already entered the Donbass areas. They bombed residential areas, schools, hospitals, snipers killed hundreds of innocent Donbass citizens. Their army moved into homes, killing the occupants. The rapes of children and women was horrendous as it was a common occurrence. There are dozens of videos - go to Rumble - of Patrick Lancaster who was in the area and interviewed many, many, civilians. The Ukrainian military FILMED these atrocities and said it was Russia! This is what the world witnessed!! The world has been lied to. Word of warning. Some is very distressing to see. Citizens told how children were used as target practice by the Ukraine (AZOV) and this got the parents out to rescue their child and then they were used as target practice. I will always remember as the Russians moved into the Donbass as the people were liberated. One elderly lady, with tears streaming down her face hugged her liberators and said. ‘We knew you would come, we knew you would come. We have waited 8 long years, but we knew you would come’.