Rescuers work at a site of an industrial building damaged by an airstrike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 22, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
March 22 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday said no one had ever thought the "special military operation" in Ukraine would take just a couple of days, the Tass news agency reported.
Peskov also reiterated Moscow's assertion the campaign was going to plan.
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GeneReddit123 on March 22nd, 2022 at 19:48 UTC »
"They'll just give up without a fight and welcome us as liberators" "One day to take Kharkiv, two for Kyiv, four for the rest of Ukraine" "A two-week operation" "Should be done in 30 days" "We'll be home by Christmas" "Christmas of which year?"
CanadianCrypto1967 on March 22nd, 2022 at 19:48 UTC »
Imagine releasing a statement like this. What an absolute shell of a superpower
Flexaris on March 22nd, 2022 at 19:47 UTC »
So everyone did in fact think it would only take a couple of days