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    AM is incorrect here about the size of defending forces in Transnistria - from Simplicus Archived Message

    Posted by Tomski on February 27, 2023, 10:01 pm, in reply to "AM: Russia Claims Bakhmut Roads Cut; Scholz Macron Mull Ultimatum; Moscow Warns War Transnistria .."

    This entry is further down the board (by sashimi):

    Also, in adjacent news, I wanted to update something regarding PMR /
    Transnistria. Last we spoke, I had opined that Russia and the PMR garrison would
    be powerless to stop a Ukrainian assault. However, I've recently learned the
    true size of the total forces there is much larger than previously thought. Not
    only is the Russian contingent somewhere in the 1500-3000 region, but the
    military and police force of PMR itself numbers in the range of 12-15k. So
    combined together they are approaching 20k in number, which is a size large
    enough to at least hold off or stymy an AFU attack. With that said, the reported
    'rumors' of the size of AFU's intended formations for the assault were in the
    25-35k range. But at least this would give them pause.

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