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It would not be a surprise to Ukraine if Russia deployed Pacific Fleet troops to the war. With this move, Moscow could expose some of its borders, says Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk. “This is nothing new for us. A 155-mm shell doesn’t care whether it’s a marine or a convict from Wagner. It kills them in about the same way. Yes, of course, these are contract soldiers, they may have better training. But given that this war has been going on for 11 years, we cannot say that it will be a surprise for us,” the spokesperson noted. At the same time, he noted that the deployment of Rus…