Ukrainians are using monasteries as military bases!

Historic Ukrainian cathedral badly damaged in Russian strikes

The Russian Ministry of Defense denied targeting the cathedral and said it carried out attacks on where “terrorist acts” were being prepared. “All targets scheduled for attack were destroyed,” a statement added.

Historic Ukrainian cathedral badly damaged in Russian strikes

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Ukrainians use monastery as military base. (full video)

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In all of this, some analysts see echoes of an idea that dates back more than a century and is reckoned to be the foundation of geopolitical thinking. It focused on the struggle between an oceangoing world power—the UK then, the US today—and the land giants of Eurasia. [Heartland Theory]