Ukraine-Russia crisis: Photos show new deployment of Russian military vehicles, field hospitals just 20km away from Ukraine border

Images released by Maxar Technologies could not be independently verified

Published: February 23, 2022 13:44 Reuters

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Washington: Satellite images show a new deployment of more than 100 military vehicles and dozens of troop tents in southern Belarus near the Ukraine border, a private U.S. company said on Tuesday. Image Credit: Maxar/AP

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The images released by Maxar Technologies, which has been tracking the buildup of Russian forces for weeks, could not be independently verified by Reuters. Image Credit: Maxar/Reuters

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The images also showed a new field hospital has been added to a military garrison in western Russia close to the border with Ukraine, Maxar said in a statement. Image Credit: Maxar/Reuters

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops into eastern Ukraine that he said were to keep the peace after Moscow recognized the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent. Image Credit: Maxar/Reuters

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U.S. President Joe Biden responded on Tuesday by imposing sanctions, calling Moscow's military moves "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine." Image Credit: Maxar/Reuters

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Heavy equipment transporters, used for moving tanks, artillery and other heavy equipment, were seen near the Ukraine border in western Russia, as well as several new deployments of troops, according to Maxar. Image Credit: Maxar/Reuters

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Heavy equipment transporters on the western outskirts of Klintsy, Russia, approximately 40kms to the east of the border with Ukraine. Image Credit: Maxar/AFP

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An overview of V D Bolshoy Bokov airfield before a deployment Image Credit: Maxar/Reuters

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A close up of field hospital and troop deployment in western Belgorod, Russia. Image Credit: Maxar/AP

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Armor and vehicles at a railyard, in Veselaya Lopan, Belgorod, Russia Image Credit: Maxar/Reuters

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