WASHINGTON (AFP) – The U.S. According to a US defence official, more than 40% of Russian soldiers on Ukraine’s border are now ready to launch an attack, and Moscow has initiated a destabilisation operation.
The US, which believes Russia has more than 150,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders, has seen considerable activity since Wednesday, according to the person, who requested anonymity.
“Forty to fifty percent of the players are in an assault mode. In the previous 48 hours, they have uncoiled in tactical assembly “According to the official,
Tactical assembly locations are areas near the border where military forces are stationed in preparation for an attack.
According to the official, Moscow has gathered 125 battalion tactical groups near the Ukraine border, up from 60 in normal circumstances and 80 at the start of February.
Increased skirmishes between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces in Ukraine’s southeastern Donbas area, as well as provocative comments by Russian and Donbas authorities, indicate that “the destabilisation campaign has begun,” according to the source.
For weeks, the US has warned that Russia may instigate or invent an event in the region as a pretext for invading Ukraine.
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