Satellite pictures show Russia is planning something big, the concern arises in western countries
New Delhi: Hope for peace looking very far for Ukraine is Russia and US are not ready to cooperate with each other on major issues. The latest satellite images show that Russia has been moving thousands of its troops, armor, and artillery to the borders of Ukraine, amid fears that it may be readying for an invasion.
According to the information, the military build-up has raised concerns in the west, with the United States putting nearly 8,500 troops on alert ready to be deployed and NATO sending in reinforcements and putting forces on standby.
The expansion – witnessed in neighboring Crimea and Belarus, a close Russian ally – includes not just troops but a heavy cache of arms, armor, and artillery, many of which were transported by train from faraway bases, according to media reports.
President Vladimir Putin’s government has deployed a huge force – more than 100,000 strong – on its territory near the Ukraine border and in Crimea, a Ukrainian region that Russia annexed in 2014.
In western Russia, in areas near its border with Belarus and Ukraine, satellite images show battle groups in various training grounds, artillery conducting live-fire training, armored personnel carriers and trucks, storage facilities, and artillery impact craters.
Russia and the United States faced off Monday at the UN Security Council over Moscow’s troop buildup on the Ukrainian border, as Western nations intensified their high-stakes diplomatic push to avert an open conflict in Europe.
