Russian troops were allotted just 13 hours to leave Belarus and seize Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, but 10 months on from Vladimir Putin's original war plans, optimism may no longer be so high. Putin wanted to crush Ukraine in 13 hours, according to leaked invasion plan.
Instead of the 10 months it has since lasted, Russian President Vladimir Putin had intended for the invasion of the Ukrainian capital city to last just 13 hours, reports Dailystar.
According to documents from the inner circle of the Russian leader, Putin had such faith in his forces that he thought Kyiv would've been seized in less than a day.
That is definitely not the case after 10 months of horrific combat in Ukraine, but it seems that Putin's earlier plans revealed no hint of "reinforcements" for troops attacking the capital city.
According to plans, troops would arrive on the outskirts of Kyiv at 2:55 p.m., after traveling 140 kilometres from their starting location on the Belarusian border.
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