The satellite showed numerous Russian military deployments in Belarus, Crimea and western Russia.Russian troops in Bakhchisarai / photo Twitter Christopher Miller

Maxar Technologies has shown new satellite images of Russian equipment near the Ukrainian border and in the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea. The photos were taken in late January and early February.

The footage was posted on his Twitter account by BuzzFeed News correspondent Christopher Miller.

“Maxar satellite imagery shows numerous Russian military deployments in Belarus, Crimea and western Russia, demonstrating their increased levels of activity and readiness,” Miller said.The Russian Federation pulled troops in several directions / photo Twitter Christopher Miller

Maxar and other satellite imagery providers have seen an expansion of Russian military training grounds and garrisons within a radius of about 250 kilometers from the Ukrainian border over the past few months, according to the US channel CNN .

“Military tents and shelters were seen in almost every camp in Belarus, Crimea and western Russia. This indicates that the units are now manned, as well as an increase in overall combat readiness,” Maxar said.

In addition, Russian Iskander missile systems are visible in the camp in Osipovichi (Belarus).

Russia transferred Iskanders to Belarus / photo Twitter Christopher Miller

A significant build-up of troops was also recorded by satellites in the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea. In Bakhchisaray and Novoozerny, military tents, tanks and other equipment were spotted.Russian camp in Bakhchisarai / photo Twitter Christopher Miller

Russian troops in Novoozernoe / photo Twitter Christopher Miller

Russia has placed military tents and armored vehicles near Yevpatoria and the Angarsk training ground.

Positions near Evpatoria / Twitter photo by Christopher Miller

Polygon Angarsk / photo Twitter Christopher Miller

Recall that Russia continues to transfer troops to Belarus for supposedly joint exercises scheduled from 10 to 20 February.

The Russian side went to aggravate the situation on the border with Ukraine in the fall of 2021 – it pulled in a lot of military and equipment. In Ukraine and Western countries, they warned that the Russian Federation might decide on a full-scale invasion. 

At the end of November 2021, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, said that  Russia was preparing to attack Ukraine in late January or early February .

On January 28 of this year, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that the Russian Federation had  deployed about 130,000 troops to the borders of Ukraine  , taking into account the naval and aviation potential.

Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said there were  not enough Russian troops near the Ukrainian border for a full-scale invasion .

(C)UNIAN 2022