15 minutes agoFormer CIA Director: Battle in East Ukraine Will Be Hard
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(4 years ago)Retired General David Petraus, former director of the CIA and Central Command commander, who also supervised the war in Afghanistan by 2010, told CNN that Ukrainians can expect a “war” as Russian forces prepare for a massive “advance in eastern Ukraine. Satellite images collected and analyzed by Maxar [...]
Satellite images collected and analysed by Maxar Technology show an eight-mile military column moving south through the eastern Ukrainian town of Velkyi Burluk on April 8th.
The town is located east of Kharkiv, near the Ukrainian border with Russia.
Ukrainian officials say major fighting is under way in the east of the country, with heavy bombings reported throughout the Donbas region, ahead of what they warn could be a major Russian offensive.
Ukraine's defence intelligence chief told CNN on Friday that Russian troops are regrouping across the border and plan to advance towards Kharkiv.
Officials have requested evacuation of civilians from the region, as Russian forces shift the focus to southern and eastern Ukraine.
