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2025: A Russian train driver from Rostov recounts how he carried out military transports from Matveyev Kurgan to Ukraine in 2014. He laughs as he recounts how the Russian army fought near Debaltseve (Ukraine) in February 2015, and not the famous "local separatists".
2014: At first, the Russian army mainly transported older tank models to Ukraine in an attempt to conceal its presence.
Matveyev Kurgan was an important railway junction in 2014 and 2015 for the Russian army to transport its military goods to Ukraine. Numerous bases and camps were set up in the region during this period. Image
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2014: Numerous camps and bases of the Russian army were set up in the Matveyev Kurgan region for deployment in Ukraine. Image
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2015: Here you can see a large ammunition depot belonging to the Russian army. Units in Ukraine were supplied from here. This depot appears to have been used most extensively in February 2015 during the battle for Debaltseve (Ukraine). Image
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2015: Here, too, the highest usage can be seen in February 2015. Almost 100 Russian army vehicles can be seen. During this period, heavy fighting took place around Debaltseve (Ukraine). Image
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The Russian army camps were set up in the summer of 2014 and reached their greatest extent in February 2015 during the Battle of Debaltseve (Ukraine).
Here you can find the full-length video of the Russian train driver reporting on his deployment in 2014 during the fighting in Ukraine.
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