2 year agoTwo US officials tell the reporting below is accurate: that the US has intelligence that Russian troops were given orders to proceed with an invasion. The intelligence led to Biden's statement Friday. Washington Post and NYT also reporting
2 year agoAn-124 Ruslan heavy transport aircraft (566th Military Transport Aviation regiment of the Russian Federation) that took off from Bryansk is landing, presumably in Machulishchy
Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron have agreed during a phone call that the next week will be "crucial for diplomacy" as the West looks to avert war between Russia and Ukraine
White House official: "The President had a family-related issue that was going to take him to Wilmington, DE tonight but he will no longer be going and will remain in Washington, DC tonight"
Joint Forces Operation reports on another provocation by Russian militias in occupied parts of Luhansk region: at 9pm artillery from Lobacheve area shelled Luhansk city
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. convened a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the latest developments regarding Russia's military buildup on the borders of Ukraine
2 year agoUS citizens got an email from the Embassy in Moscow warning us to avoid public areas due to threats of terror attacks, citing "media sources"
The US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning to Americans about possible terrorist attacks in Russia. "According to media reports, there is a threat of attacks in shopping centers, railway and metro stations, as well as other crowded places in large cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg and areas along Russia's border with Ukraine"
2 year agoMedical trucks at Shebekino hospital
2 year agoThe 2nd camp is located around 5km north west from the camp in Valuyki near the village of Soloti and appears to have shrunk between Feb 16th and today Feb 20th
Macron held talks with Putin and Zelensky today
2 year ago"Russia don't touch Ukraine." 6 people unfurled banners against invasion in downtown Moscow. Waiting police immediately arrested them
2 year agoMilitary convoy in Ivnyansky district of Belgorod region
In her speech at MSC2022, @vonderleyen vividly illustrated the consequences a Russian invasion of Ukraine would have. @EU_Commission Watch the full panel:
2 year agoLarge number of Russian BMPs on a road somewhere in Belgorod, exact location unknown at this time
2 year agoIskander-M short-range ballistic missile systems in Lipetsk. Considering the movement of Iskander systems recently, it is possible Russia has 5 or more brigades near Ukraine
All signs suggest Russia plans 'full-fledged' attack on Ukraine: NATO chief
The volume of Russian disinformation seeking to frame Ukraine as a threat to justify military action by Russia has more than doubled in the past week, western officials have said UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz told MCS2022 there'd been a 2-fold rise in Russian disinformation
Woman killed, man hospitalized as result of road accident with APC of 1st Tank Regiment of Tamanskaya Division on the Voronezh-Novovoronezh road
2 year agoThe unloading of Russian heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" was spotted today (19.02) in Rechitsa (Gomel region, Belarus)
The CSTO Secretary General said that with the consent of the Ukrainian authorities and with the sanction of the UN Security Council, peacekeepers of the organization could be brought into the Donbass
Ukraine could face the worst-case scenario of a Russian invasion as soon as next week, and Europe faced one of its most perilous security situations since the early 20th century, British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Saturday
2 year agoMilitary convoy in Ternove, Belgorod region
2 year agoG7 FM Declaration: "While we are ready to explore diplomatic solutions to address legitimate security concerns, Russia should be in no doubt that any further military aggression against Ukraine will have massive consequences."
2 year agoMilitary convoy in Schebekynsky district of Belgorod region
2 year agoMore Z-marked vehicles. This time moving through the village of Belyanka, Belgorod Oblast
Asked what his interpretation is of Putin's intent towards his country and whether he thinks the Russian President will invade, the Ukrainian President says: "I do not know what the President of the Russian Federation wants. That is why I propose to meet"
Ukraine's president acknowledges, likely for the first time, threat of a full-scale Russian invasion
Ukrainian President says Kyiv wants a clear timeframe for NATO membership
2 year agoUkraine President @ZelenskyyUa: We gave up 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in 1994 in the Budapest Memorandum. Signed by US, UK, Russia, Ukraine. But we haven't gotten the security we were promised then. If Ukraine's security is not assured today, who will be next? It won't end with us
