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  "path": "/hotspots/166007-russia-smo-four-years/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T16:28:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Military analyst and political scientist Dmitry Taran summarizes four years of Russia's Special Military Operation (SMO). In an interview with Pravda.Ru, he reflects on the hybrid nature of the conflict with the collective West, explains the logic of a war of attrition, assesses the likelihood of mobilization, and comments on the prospects of the Russian economy under sanctions.\nFour Years of SMO: Who Is Russia Really Fighting?\n\nQ: February 24, 2026, marked four years since the start of Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine. What conclusions can be drawn? What have we achieved?\nA: This is a frequently asked question, and it must be answered as honestly as possible. First, the focus should be shifted: this is not really a war or just a conflict — it is a Special Military Operation on the territory of the former Soviet Union. And this operation is not against Ukraine alone, but against the united West, which has armed parts of the former Soviet territory with various types of weaponry.",
  "title": "Russia’s Special Military Operation: Four Years of Hybrid Conflict and Strategy"
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