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All this NRA business has me thinking might the FSB have a hand in this set up. Russia can now use this for its own purposes. This woman had no value to anyone bar media outlets. Killing her is of no use at all to the Ukraine likewise it has not cost Russia much either. Just be aware it could well be a Russian plot to use against Ukraine.

Is the picture becoming clearer?

If reports suggesting that she was the intended victim are accurate, then the message to Putin may be "you have a daughter too" (maybe he has more daughters, I don't care).

I believe that this NRA is real but undoubtedly externally funded and instigated.

Much more likely to be internally set up and funded. At this stage even the most delusional in the upper echelon's know this war is at best not going well at worst lost.

It's draining the Russian military and economically destroying Russia. There will be element that may be starting tom take drastic steps to put an end to the conflict. At best the Russian army can maintain the present front line in Ukraine until the winter

Many oligarchs have lost a large part of there lifetimes accumulation of wealth. They taught this was a 2-3 month conflict and then back to some sort of normality. Fear will only stop them from acting for so long self interest will bring action to end the situation

That's being very insulting to pigs...I'm not sure there is a word in the English language to adequately describe these monsters.. escapees from the deepest pit in hell maybe... we should have competition.?

Even the hint of the existence of a Fifth Column in Russia could introduce a new & interesting angle to this war. Russia would yet again have to face an internal partisan movement (just like the Chechens in the early 2000s) right when they are throwing everything they have at Ukraine. This could just be a handful of partisans who struck it lucky with this bombing, or it could be a far more organised effort designed to cause the Kremlin local pain just while they were least equipped to deal with it.

Very best case; this might be the beginnings of a larger partisan movement and if the Kremlin f**k up their handling of it, it might morph into a full scale insurgency. Add in the Free Russia Legion serving in Ukraine and you might have a doomsday senario for Putin, where an anti-Putin movement might take control of parts of Russia from him. Then we'd probably be into new Russian Civil War (been roughly 100 years since last time..,happened because a war that time too I believe). That's all assuming that the Russian Army will (or even can) split down the middle and take sides. I don't see that as likely unless something goes spectacularly badly for them, either in the War or within Russia.

Of course the most likely outcome is that not much new will happen. The Kremlin will just double down everywhere and will try to micromanage any attempt of sympathize with rebellion as a fast-track to being "volunteered" to the front line. That all said, even the possibility of a new front within Russia itself, led by Russians, makes things even more interesting.

Even the hint of a local partisan movement, run and operated by Russians against Putin, is a dangerous prospect for the Kremlin to admit to it's own public. It would:

1) Indicate weakness on their part, and illustrate that not all of Russia are out there planting Z symbols around the place

2) Introduces the idea that one might successfully go against the Kremin, which might encourage others to try.

Would not be surprised if it internal warfare with Russian secret service groups.

If the FSB claims Ukraine did it that pretty much means the FSB did it on the order of Putin.

Very possible, as someone said earlier "Who will rid me of this priest", its also possible that an element inside FSB did it in defiance of Putin.

Those 2 contradicting possibilities are indicative of the Russia Putin has created. Which lie or set of liars do you believe the least!

Also the speed at which they reached this conclusion. It reminds me of an old comedy film set in Ireland starring David Nivan. Nivans character tried to burn down the mansion he inherited for the insurance. Only to be frustrated by the arrival of the fire brigade. The fire chief informed him that they sometimes arrived at a fire before it even started.

Commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny says about 9000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since the start of the war

i smell BS

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