# Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion, breaking-news\
**Created:** [February 24, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-1/960037 "2022-02-24T08:30:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-1/960037/5508 "2022-05-08T16:06:47Z")

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Military expert on Russian state TV talks about how mobilization would take some time before generated forces could be deployed to the battlefield, as well as the lack of modern military equipment in reserve:

> <https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1523036461595242498>

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