Seems a bugout of Russian officials has perhaps taken place...from Belarus to Yekaterinburg. Update: movement of CSTO/heavy lifters to Kazakstan

Getting planes out of harm's way -- away from Belarus?


Officials?


Equipment?


All three.

Yekaterinberg is a science/engineering/technology city created by the Soviets basically in the middle of nowhere.

I read that incorrectly hmmm the possibilities are endless on that one.

Last Edited by HollyWho on 01/06/2022 03:11 PM

Seven to eight Il-76's from Belarus to Yekaterinberg


They flew the planes in and got personnel and equipment.

What are you thinking OP?

That they are expecting things to go hot on the Belarus-Ukraine border or the Belarus-Poland border or the Belarus-Baltics border or all three.

"War -- it's just a shot away..."

That's what I thought you were leading up to

Foreshadowing...

Belarus is Russia's buffer zone between it and the west.


Expendable?

Yo, it's CSTO!

If I were in charge of the west and I wanted war (I am not and I don't)...


I would simultaneously go after Belarus on all three sides -- and Kaliningrad from both land and sea.



Just sayin'

Going to the kaz.

In that case it would appear that Belarus has been de-prioritized.

That would be interesting, too.

If you see big movement of Il-96's over there -- pucker up.




Both the Russian version of AF1 and their doomsday plane are Il-96.

Thought you'd like to know, yaketinberg is 532 kilometers from mount yamantau...

Russia's doomsday complex.

Yeah, I didn't say this was a doomsday bugout scenario.


Definitely interesting movements though.

No, thats not even half of CSTO that are in the bel.

Russia never de-prioritizes.

It's either pass or fail.

532 kilometres is WELL WITHIN the ferry range of the mi17 as well as mi24 and other Russian helis.

I'm saying the opposite of what you thought I was...

This is a butt pucker thing to see specifically because I'm pretty sure yaketinberg is actually one of the gateways to yamantau.

Gotta remember Russia spans 13 time zones or some shit. 532 kilometers is nothing to them.

ETA: I'll put it this way, I'm not a big geography of central Asia guy but I saw yaketinberg and IMMEDIATELY hit Google maps to see how close it was to yamantau.

Last Edited by roguetechie81 on 01/06/2022 03:48 PM

If personnel or equipment are being moved to Kazakstan from Belarus, that is by definition de-prioritization.


But I am not in a mood for an argument right now.


Think what you want.

You may well be right.


I do try not to sensationalize though.


Could be.

I'll look for info



More crises potentially then

Fallback positions no doubt in the event of a NATO attack.

That is at least a logical theory.

This

The old adage - divide and conquer

Gallia est in tres partes divisa.



Classic

The Russians transported the CSTO troops from Belarus

https://twitter.com/_/status/1479189169452851205

OK, two or three planes, maybe more still unaccounted for.


But good call.


I still say that shows that Kazakhstan has taken over SOMEWHAT as a priority right now.