Britain and the United States on the eve of the "date of invasion" of Russia in Ukraine - February 16 - published articles that spoke about the exact time of the start of the war. The tabloid The Sun, for example, stated that the Russians would attack Ukraine at exactly one in the morning, but then made changes - "the sky over Kiev remained silent." Defense Minister Ben Wallace has already said that it is pointless to talk about dates in this case, but this did not bother the Western media. And Estonian intelligence has already named new terms for the “invasion”.

“A cold clear sky over Kiev”

The British The Sun published an article on February 15, which called the exact time of the alleged Russian attack on Ukraine. According to the tabloid, the invasion was supposed to begin at exactly one in the morning - 4.00 Moscow time.

However, the next morning the text of the material was updated: the attack did not happen.

“The cold clear sky over Kiev, where people prepared for an air raid, remained silent,” the article says.

At the same time, according to Sun sources in British intelligence, Russia could attack Ukraine "at any moment." Russian missile troops and a group of 200 thousand people are concentrated on the border, the interlocutors added.

The Daily Mirror reported that "the Russians will strike tomorrow at 3 am" - 5:00 Moscow time on February 16. The publication referred to sources in the US intelligence services. At the same time, the introductory part of the article states that the invasion will begin at noon on February 16, and no explanation is given for this.

Mirror interlocutors said that Russia could launch air strikes on Ukrainian command posts, launch a tank offensive and hit the southern coast of Ukraine from the Black Sea. Mirror did not correct its material, publishing a new text - in it the editors admitted that "the invasion did not happen."

On the evening of February 15, Reuters launched a live broadcast from Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv. The broadcast is still going on.

It is noteworthy that during the broadcast, the anthem of the USSR sounded from somewhere. “Glory to our free Fatherland, a reliable stronghold of Friendship of peoples! Lenin's party is the people's strength Leading us to the triumph of communism! the audience could hear.

Finally, the American television channel CBS News reported, citing US administration officials, that Russia had deployed artillery, rocket launchers and tanks to the Ukrainian border.

The date of February 16 as a possible day for Russia's invasion of Ukraine was previously named by US President Joe Biden. However, he acknowledged that an "attack" is not imminent, and there is a chance to resolve everything through diplomacy.

“The plot itself is a selective falsification. Where are all these international commissions and committees to counter fakes?”

- commented on the CBS News report by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

She invited the channel's film crew to go to the Donbass and talk to people who "have been living under real air strikes for seven years, and not invented by television."

In addition, Zakharova turned to the "mass disinformation media" - Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Sun and other publications. “Announce the schedule of our “invasions” for the coming year. I would like to plan a vacation,” the diplomat said.

The head of the British Ministry of Defense, Ben Wallace, in turn, said on February 16 that there was no point in discussing the dates of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “I never gave dates, because in all the intelligence materials that I saw, the most important thing is not the dates, but the huge number of troops,” the minister said.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary General, said the World Organization does not welcome the rhetoric of warmongers. So he commented on the publication of the British Sun and Mirror.

“In any situation, whether it is a risk of conflict, whether we are talking about the current situation or about others, inflammatory rhetoric is dangerous and must be avoided. It is important that the words focus on finding a diplomatic solution,” he said.

In the end, they decided to “postpone” the date of the invasion, according to the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service. The reason why the attack on Ukraine did not take place on February 16, the department calls "the unpreparedness of the Russian army."

“According to our assessment, the Russian armed forces can start a full-scale operation against Ukraine from the second half of February. Once military readiness is reached, only a political decision will be required to start the operation,” the document of the Estonian intelligence agency explains.

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