#US officials say #Russia already amassed 105 Battalion tactical groups near #Ukraine's border. About 500 combat aircraft are withing range and 40 combat ships are in the Black Sea.
India is calling on it's citizens to leave #Ukraine
Some Russian forces near #Ukraine returning to bases: ministry - AFP
We heard that before. Lets wait and see what is happening on the ground.
Units of Southern & Western military districts, having completed their tasks, have already begun loading onto rail & road transport and will begin moving to their military garrisons today.ย Separate units will march on their own as part of military columns - Ru Defense Ministry
โFebruary 15, 2022 will go into history as the day western war propaganda failed. They have been disgraced and destroyed without a single shot being firedโ - Russian Foreign Ministry
First Russian "proof" of tanks moving back to base
They COULD actually use this to back down. We will see. I have a slight glimmer of hope here to be honest.
Russian military equipment was filmed in Pinsk, #Belarus this morning moving towards Luninets
Deep breath. We can not confirm or deny a possible withdraw of Russian troops right now anyway. Next hours will surely bring some more clarity.
The State Duma of the Russian Federation voted for the recognition of the #DPR and #LPR, the decision will be sent to President Putin now
"I hope the history of the #OSCE mission in Kosovo, where its withdrawal was used as a trigger for #NATO aggression, will not be repeated in Donbas" - Lavrov
The first Russian video footage of the alleged withdraw was showing some tanks moving around 180km from mainland #Ukraine.
Many new videos of Russian equipment on the move today but as most are likely from yesterday i don't see the point in posting them right now until we can tell how real the withdraw is.
#NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg says โeverything is in placeโ for #Russia to launch attack - "no sign of de-escalation on the ground"
Uragan MLRS and other Russian military equipment was spotted moving from Mozyr, #Belarus towards Lelchytsy, which is located 10 km from the border with #Ukraine.
Yes, this convoy is moving closer to the border with #Ukraine and the video was reportedly filmed today.
Putin says although #US and #NATO responses "didn't answer #Russia's concerns" they "contained ideas that we are not against discussing"
Again talking about INF and military transparency things, not really new. We hear the same things we hear since weeks, just in a different tone if you ask me.
#LPR says that it opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian Army after the death of an employee of the defense department [likely the shelling some accounts reporting in the Kirovsk area] t.me/millnr/7109
Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov on Facebook:
"All Ukrainian defense forces put on combat readiness, all vacations cancelled. Army brigades being deployed to large cities" facebook.com/butusov.yuriy
I read that as things that happened over the last days or weeks and that Ukrainian Army is ready in case of a Russian attack, not as a recent development.
So EVAC01 landed directly at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine. Someone was loaded in from the Ukrainian side and it took off again. Maybe a medical emergency with a US official. In that case, all the best for this person.
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First news this morning: #Russia is withdrawing troops.
But mostly just closer to the border with #Ukraine or to different areas. Buildup seems to continue. More tweets to follow.
Ukrainian military officials are increasingly concerned about Special Forces & airborne troops to regions near Ukrainian border. Two days ago, the Kremlin deployed more than 50 attack & transport helicopters to Machulishchi in Belarus and Valuiki in Russia nytimes.com/2022/02/12/worโฆ
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Joint Russian - Belarusian exercises "Allied Resolve - 2022" began at training grounds in #Belarus - Russian Ministry of Defense
Meeting between Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Lavrov started in #Moscow this morning. Before the meeting Truss said "We are concerned about the Russian military build-up on the border with #Ukraine" and added that the increase in troops at the border can not be ignored.