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Is there any consensus on what's going on in Belgorod? Is it:
A. What they say at face value (that would be a first!)
B. They are genuine pro-Ukraine/anti-Putin Russians (an attempted uprising)
C. They are local Ukrainians posing as anti-Putin Russians (to destabilise Russia by instigating belief that an attempted uprising exists)
D. They are Pro-Putin Russians posing as Ukrainians posing as anti-Putin Russians (a false flag attempt to claim Ukraine is covertly invading Russia)
E, F, G etc? The possibilities seem endless.
I can't see the rationale for this being a false flag. If they wanted to escalate in some way, the Russians have plenty of other pretexts already. Makes perfect sense for it to be done by / on behalf of / for the benefit of Ukraine though; now is exactly the time to keep the Russians guessing, and encourage them to spread their forces more widely.