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published a fresh map of the deployment of Russian troops – War in the East – tsn.ua

More Russian troops and heavy equipment are on the eastern border of Ukraine.

The Russian Federation continues to build up its military forces along the Ukrainian borders. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has published a new map showing the location of Russian troops and heavy equipment.

The map was published by the American edition Foreign Policy with reference to an official from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

The map presents a recent analysis of the build-up of the Russian army near the borders of Ukraine. The data on this map were used by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to inform the allies.

The published map shows that most Russian troops and heavy equipment is located on the eastern border of Ukraine. About 10 battalion tactical groups are concentrated here. On the territory of Belarus there are aviation units, a tank battalion and motorized infantry units. A camp with weapons and military equipment was set up in the Kursk region.

Near the border, Russia has four brigades equipped with Iskander ballistic missiles. Ballistic missiles could reach most of Ukraine, according to Rob Lee, an expert on the Russian military and doctoral student at King’s College London.

As the edition writes, Jim Townsend, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO during the Obama administration, suggests that Russia will likely advance S-400 air defense batteries to complement its advance by creating no-go zones for the Ukrainian Air Force. According to him, Russia can use missiles to destroy Ukrainian airstrips, airports and fighters on the ground.

According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Russia has 900 thousand military personnel in comparison with 209 thousand in Ukraine, and it is significantly ahead in terms of equipment and aircraft.

It is worth noting, that at the beginning of December 2021 years German edition image, citing NATO and intelligence sources, published a map showing that a war can start in three stages offensive, at least 175 thousand Russian servicemen. From which ones – read this link.

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