7 hours agoReznikov: Russia has collected 147 thousand troops near Ukraine's borders
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Ukraine is closely following the delocation of Russian units, which currently number 127 000 people in the land component, reaching 147,000, along with the component of the sea and air forces. We don't see a pull or a drop in numbers, because moving units turned into their previous positions too [...]
We do not see a withdrawal or a decline in numbers, because the moving units returned to their previous positions very soon or moved to another area, said Ukrainian Defence Minister Olexei Reznikov.
Ukrainian Army is ready for every scenario. We don't underestimate the threat. His level is really high. We predict all scenarios, choosing our response tactics”, the minister stressed.
According to him, one of the possible scenarios is that Russia will try to surround Ukraine with troops from Brest to Taganrog from land, from Crimea and intensify activity in the temporarily occupied part of Moldova, to Transnistria.
“also expects Russian troops to scale the situation in eastern Ukraine accompanied by other means of pressure: cyber attacks, civil structures extraction, efforts to organise riots under different and other pretexts”, Reznikov explained.
According to him, Russian troops are currently actively maneuvering near the borders of Ukraine, especially in temporarily occupied Crime. )
