Pretty much every russian move in this war has had people confused from the start. Why change now?

I would propose they are falling back to lure them in and smash them, these posts were hardly manned, given the length of the front line, it makes no sense to assume they are shoulder to shoulder here.

The strategic bombers flying around and removing power from so much of ukraine is an interesting step, Except that selensky did again yesterday reiterate how russia leaving ukraine and paying for invasion was not enough and that the west and him were gonna demilitarize russia* and decolonize em too.

Also the sale of electricity beginning to europe today, makes it a fun time to zip the zap.