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Bluetus

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37. I suppose it is possible.

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:08 PM

10 hrs ago

Rostov is about 50 miles from teh official border, but more like 130 miles from territory Ukraine holds. I'm not sure why Ukraine would take on sich a risky mission when they probably have the means to blast him with a drone.

OTOH, everybody assumes this was a Putin deed. So if the Ukranians could get in there, that would probably be very upsetting to Putin's inner circle. making them wonder who Putin will bump off next.

I guess if we are considering wild ideas, it could be British or US special forces doing it for the same reason -- to destabilize Putin's inner circle.

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