WHILE Putin’s war in Ukraine rages on with no end in sight, The Sun investigates the hidden signs the Russian despot is planning to invade Nato’s “Achilles heel”.
In the latest episode of Battle Plans Exposed, former intelligence officer Philip Ingram takes a deep dive into mad Vlad’s chilling tells.
APThe Sun investigates signs Putin is ready to invade another country[/caption]
Philip Ingram analyses Russia’s border movements
ReutersRussian Wagner forces, pictured[/caption]
ReutersFirefighters work at the site of destroyed garages in Ukraine, September 3[/caption]
From the transport of blood supplies to Russian spy jets swooping over the West – several factors are setting alarm bells ringing across Europe.
As part of Ingram’s investigation, he takes a deep dive into multiple warning signs that show Putin is getting ready to attack Nato.
Watch the new episode on The Sun’s YouTube channel here…
The point that may be most at risk, the Suwalki Gap, has been branded Nato’s Achilles heel.
The gap is a narrow 60 mile long strip of land between Poland and Lithuania – and it is the shortest distance between the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and Vlad’s ally Belarus.
Seizing the gap would essentially cut off the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from their Nato allies.
Speaking on Battled Plans Exposed of Putin’s telltale signs, Ingram says: “We’re seeing increased Russian military presence in Kaliningrad and Belarus, we’re seeing snap military drills and unusual troop movements.
“We’ve got hybrid warfare with GPS jamming, sabotage of undersea cables, and little green men… fermenting unrest amongst the Russian speaking minorities.”
The military analyst also explains that any potential threats to the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, need to be compared to the moments leading up to the invasion of Ukraine.
And he takes a look at hybrid warfare, detailing the range of threatening strategies Moscow has employed in recent history.
Anything resembling the massive military buildup on the border of Ukraine just before the war in 2022 would need to be interpreted as a serious warning sign, he explains.
He also describes massive propaganda campaigns churned out by the Kremlin – which the Russian tyrant likes to use as a preamble for future attacks.
But the hybrid warfare doesn’t stop there.
The geopolitics analyst details the use of economic pressure, communications attacks and the stirring of disinformation into the online and real life space.
Although it may seem the most boring – Ingram also explains how logisitcal planning plays a key part in preparing for an invasion.
He highlights how the movement of fuel, vehicles and other military assets could illustrate any upcoming invasion.
In the early hours of Sunday, a baby was among four people killed after Putin unleashed the largest drone barrage of the war.
A woman, 32, and her two-month-old son were found dead in Kyiv with dozens injured as Russia hit the capital’s main government building.
AFPPutin recently attended the ‘Axis of Evil’ summit[/caption]
It comes after Russian despot Putin met up his Chinese and North Korean counterparts this week.
China’s president warned the world would soon face a choice between “peace or war” as he looked to spearhead a new world order alongside North Korea and Russia.
The lavish event saw 50,000 spectators – including 26 international leaders – watch as China celebrated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two.
Trucks with new laser weapons, hypersonic nuclear missiles, robot dogs and an array of high tech drones were all unveiled as Beijing sent a message to the West.
With the world watching, Xi smiled as he walked flanked by Kim and Vlad – with an array of 23 other world leaders in tow.
Back in Washington, US President Donald Trump lashed out at the first ever meeting between the tyrannical trio.
On Friday, Putin claimed it would be “impossible” to make a peace deal with Volodymyr Zelensky just days after inviting him to Moscow.
The despot also warned British and Nato peacekeeping troops sent to Ukraine that they will be seen as “legitimate targets”.
EPAEuropean leaders met on Thursday[/caption]
GettyUkrainian soldiers fire artillery at Putin’s army[/caption]
It came less than 24 hours after Ukraine and their closest allies held a Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris to discuss the deployment of peacekeeping boots on the ground.
Twenty six countries confirmed their willingness to send troops to Ukraine if a permanent ceasefire can be agreed in order to maintain border security.
The latest threats from Moscow came as Putin staged massive new strikes on Ukraine with at least 157 drones and multiple missiles hitting ten locations.
Reports of chemical leaks from Russian strikes in Dnipro were denied but damage was suffered at an unidentified production facility.
An emergency official confirmed: “The enemy targeted an enterprise in the regional centre. Fires broke out.”
Ukraine bravely fired back as they landed major damage on Russia’s military and oil facilities.
An ammunition storage facility was hit in Putin-occupied Luhansk region.
And Ukrainian drones caused a huge explosion at a large Russian oil refinery in Ryazan, just 125 miles from the country’s capital city, which is critical for Moscow’s fuel supplies.
EPAFirefighter works after a Russian strike on Ukraine, August 30[/caption]
ReutersPutin met with tyrannical Kim Jong-un in China[/caption]
ReutersChildren and adults take shelter inside a metro station during an air strike in Ukraine, September 3[/caption]
A bombshell new map of Ukraine has also been spotted on the wall behind Putin’s top war generals which many fear may reveal a chilling clue to Russia’s next bloody landgrab.
The map shockingly marks two extra chunks of Ukraine as Russian territory – more than ever seen before on Kremlin diagrams.
Kremlin maps had already claimed four regions of Ukraine as part of Russia since 2022 – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
But in a recorded military briefing from inside Moscow’s Ministry of Defence, the “border” has moved again – creeping even further into Ukraine.
The new map has the extra regions of Mykolaiv and Odesa as parts of Russia.
EPAAftermath of a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia[/caption]