Russian Forces Halt Kyiv Advance: A first sign that Russia has finally been consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary?

JMJ

Decades ago I worked for a military contractor and got in the habit of checking out military / defense news. Today I noticed something very interesting in Defense News: Russia has halted the advance on Kyiv. On Friday March 25th!

I had to dig to find this in mainstream media (see links below).

Our forces and equipment will focus on the most important thing, the complete liberation of Donbass, Russian General Staff head of military operations Sergei Rudskoi said at a Friday briefing in Moscow, as reported by Interfax. Rudskoi said the month-long invasion had completed its first phase and achieved its purpose: keeping Ukraine from retaking the separatist-controlled Donbass territories.
Rudskoi claimed the attacks on Kyiv and outlying cities were done only to keep Ukraine from being able to send troops or defenses to Donbass. (Source DefenseOne)

Personally I would be surprised if they didn't keep the areas already under their control, but it does seem coincidental that this happened on the same day as the consecration!

P^3

Reference Links:

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/03/forces-halt-kyiv-advance-russia-says-donbass-was-only-goal-all-along/363650/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ukraine-urges-halt-russias-assault-biden-heads-poland-2022-03-25/

https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/77393/?sphrase_id=82959

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