How will it be done? Simultaneous referendums in Donbass regions about joining Russia, originally planned for November, are being moved up. Could happen in a weekor two but they're now moving very fast. By making Donbass regions part of Russia, any future Ukranian attacks there will be treated by Russia's military as an attack on Russia, thereby unleashing the full power of their military response.
So that is a way of upgrading Russia's military operation without actually upgrading it.
The Duran's Alexander Mercouris, despite his cold, explains in detail.
That part of his discussion starts at the 12:50 mark. Before that he summarizes the latest news from the battlefield in Ukraine. and touches on the rationale for the Russians using Iranian kamikaze drones, which in brief is to counter the HIMARS. He also notes the Russian "Wagner" group is continuing to make inroads in Bakhmut city; once that falls, it's over for the Ukranian military in the Donbass.
Kiev vows to use force against breakaway regions — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union -September 20
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