Ukraine crisis: New satellite images show more Russian boots on ground
India Today
New high resolution satellite imagery provided by US-based space firm Maxar Technologies illustrates heightened Russian military deployments in Belarus, Crimea and western Russia.
New high resolution satellite imagery provided by US-based space firm Maxar Technologies illustrates heightened Russian military deployments in Belarus, Crimea and western Russia. While Russian military activities in those areas have been reported for several weeks, recent imagery suggests that the Russian units now have increased troops to support more aggressive operations. Military training activities that include live-fire artillery are also seen in some of the training areas.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war with Ukraine. New satellite pictures reflect an increased level of activity and readiness on the part of Russia.
Images from Pogonovo training ground, east of the Ukraine border, showed tanks deployed on the firing range.
Another picture from the same area taken on January 26 shows towed artillery conducting live-fire training.
Evidence of artillery live-fire is also seen in the satellite images from Persianovsky training area near Rostov-on-Don, in western Russia. The January 28 picture shows likely impact craters possibly caused by the firings.