Russia is amassing at least 100,000 troops along the Ukraine border for a potential early 2022 invasion, the report says citing US Pentagon intel.
In the report, the US warns allies in Europe and NATO that Russia is amassing thousands of its troops on Ukraine's border. Sources say about 100,000 Russian troops are already stationed along the Ukrainian border.
In addition, the Kremlin is recalling its reservists component to provide the needed support. This could be an indication of a serious plan to invade Ukraine as early as January 2022.
The US, Ukraine and NATO have warned that Russia could invade Ukraine in early 2022, the report said.
The United States is warning that Russia is massively expanding its military presence along its border with Ukraine and could invade in the next few months, sources told Shadow News.
Sources described as having knowledge of the situation told our media associates that the US is sharing an assessment that there could be around 100,000 soldiers deployed if Russia decides to go ahead.
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| A satellite image released by Maxar Technologies taken on November 1, 2021, shows Russian tanks, armoured personnel carriers and support equipment amid the presence of a large ground forces deployment on the northern edge of the town of Yelnya, Smolensk Oblast, Russia (VOA). |
The assessment aligns broadly with one given by the head of the Ukrainian defence intelligence agency, who told several news outlets that Russia has at least 100,000 soldiers stationed along its borders with Ukraine. Russia appears to be getting ready to invade Ukraine in early 2022.
The US Defence Secretary, Gen. Lloyd Austin, and the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, have said the US is not sure if an invasion is something Russia will actually do. The US continues to call on Russia to act responsibly and be more transparent on the buildup of the forces along the border of Ukraine.
Russia is denying any such plans. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the West was “escalating” the Ukraine conflict by holding drills in the Black Sea and flying bombers near Russia’s borders.
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, inspects the "Zapad-2021" joint military drills of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus at the Mulino army base in the Nizhny Novgorod region, some 350 kilometres east of Moscow, on September 13, 2021 (AP). |
The US and NATO have been criticizing Russia for its military presence near Ukraine, and Russia recently said that NATO increasing its own military presence in Ukraine would cross its "red line," Shadow News reports.
Ukraine's defence agency believes that Russia is planning an invasion that would likely involve artillery and armour attacks, airstrikes, airborne assaults from the east side, amphibious assaults from Mariupul and Odesa.
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict began in February 2014. Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in that year. The war is centred on the status of the Crimea and Donbas regions.
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