SpaceDaily.com reports: “NATO released Thursday a score of satellite
pictures of up to 40,000 Russian troops massed along the Ukraine border
that it said are ready for action and represent a ‘real threat’ to Kiev.
The Western military alliance estimates that ‘between 35,000 and 40,000’ Russians, armed with tanks and military vehicles, have been deployed in over 100, mainly temporary, bases to the east of Ukraine.
Brigadier Gary Deakin, director of the Comprehensive Crisis Operations and Management Center (CCOMC) at NATO's SHAPE military headquarters, estimated the troops could be deployed in 12 hours at Moscow's command.
‘This force is very capable, ready to move quickly if ordered,’ he said.
‘It's a concern because it represents a real threat for Ukraine,’ he said as NATO unveiled 19 pictures, most in black-and-white, of several Russian military sites that were shot at the end of March and early April…”
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The Western military alliance estimates that ‘between 35,000 and 40,000’ Russians, armed with tanks and military vehicles, have been deployed in over 100, mainly temporary, bases to the east of Ukraine.
Brigadier Gary Deakin, director of the Comprehensive Crisis Operations and Management Center (CCOMC) at NATO's SHAPE military headquarters, estimated the troops could be deployed in 12 hours at Moscow's command.
‘This force is very capable, ready to move quickly if ordered,’ he said.
‘It's a concern because it represents a real threat for Ukraine,’ he said as NATO unveiled 19 pictures, most in black-and-white, of several Russian military sites that were shot at the end of March and early April…”
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