Yes, these are very much among Russia's pretexts. There were others as well. Most have at least some basis as well. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Yes, these are very much among Russia's pretexts. There were others as well. Most have at least some basis as well. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/422nd_Unmanned_Systems_Regiment_(Ukraine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/422nd_Unmanned_Systems_Regimen... And yes, it is still a really shitty set of pretexts.