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- Russia plans to occupy large swaths of Ukrainian territory by 2026, Bild reported.
- Russia illegally annexed four Ukrainian oblasts after invading Ukraine in February 2022.
- The plan partly relies on Western support for Kyiv waning.
Russia has a new plan for the war in Ukraine — and it involves occupying large expanses of territory between 2024 and 2026, German outlet Bild reported.
In September 2022, Russia annexed parts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts in Ukraine, in a move not recognized by the international community.