Canada approves sale of $7.8 in lethal military equipment to Ukraine. PM Trudeau says move being made in conjunction with U.S., UK and other allies in attempt to dissuade Russian aggression. Canada also offering additional $500M in loans, on top of $120M promise made last month
Kremlin Spokesman tells Russian President Putin is "willing to negotiate." He also said for Russia Ukraine is only part of a larger security issue. "it's a part of the bigger problem of security guarantees for Russia," Peskov said
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Prizrachnoye, Belgorod region
1 year agoMilitary movement near Postoyalye Dvory firing range
1 year agoKasta-2E2 near Nikolskoe in Belgorod Oblast. (first portion of the video)
The White House: We saw an increase in Russian forces on the Ukrainian border
1 year agoRussian field hospital arriving to Belgorod
US Sec of Def L. Austin to Belgium, Poland, and Lithuania tomorrow. "To discuss Russia's military buildup in and around Ukraine, reiterate the U.S. commitment to Article 5" - Pentagon
"There shouldn't be a need for evacuation assistance. There shouldn't be a need for people to have to flee their homeland" per @PentagonPresSec re Russia-Ukraine
Downing Street says Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden agree there remains a "crucial window for diplomacy and for Russia to step back from its threats towards Ukraine"
Pentagon says Russia has 'added' forces to Ukraine border and is doing 'all the things you would expect him to do' to invade. Russia could invade with 'little to no warning'
1 year agoUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares Feb. 16 - the day some say Russian forces plane to invade - as a national "Day of Unity . to strengthen the consolidation of Ukrainian society, strengthen its resilience in the face of growing hybrid threats
1 year ago[email protected] Is suspending functions at @USEmbassyKyiv. "We are in the process of temporarily relocating our Embassy operations in Ukraine from our Embassy in Kyiv to Lviv due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces," said @SecBlinken
The FSB showed footage of searches at residences of members of the Lurk hacker group, investigative actions were carried out at 88 addresses in 13 regions of the Russian Federation
France's foreign minister warns 'all elements' are in place for 'major offensive' by Russia against Ukraine
One person was injured during a gas explosion in a 5-storey residential building in Lyubertsy near Moscow, the structures were not damaged
1 year agoPlanet imagery acquired on 11FEB2021 showed that 11 x Su-25SM had relocated to Millervo east of Luhansk. The airbase hosts the 31 IAP which has been converting to the Su-30SM from the MIG-29 since 2015
Russia boosted its forces on Ukraine border over weekend: Pentagon
Russia thought to have 100 Battalion Tactical Groups (BTG's) on the border with Ukraine, amount to over 60% of Russia BTG capability, with another 14 on the way
1 year agoToday, @SecBlinken spoke with @DmytroKuleba highlighting although the immediate priority of the US "is to support efforts to de-escalate the situation, any further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine will be met with a swift, coordinated, and forceful response
1 year agoForeign Minister of Poland heading to Moscow as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE
German chancellor: There is no justification for Russian military activity on the Ukrainian border
Putin agreed in principle to the draft response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the West's position on the security guarantees proposal
German troops arrive in Kaunas to reinforce Germany's NATO Ally Lithuania amid tensions over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders, large scale joint Russo-Belarusian military drills in Belarus
Russia's defence minister tells Putin that some Russian military drills are coming to an end - Reuters
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu to Putin on incident with submarine near Kuril Islands: she invaded the territorial waters of Russia for 4 km, we spent 3 hours to expel her
Lavrov: We have no intention of talking to the West indefinitely about our security demands, but the dialogue must continue now
Lavrov: Opportunities for dialogue with the West on security guarantees have not been exhausted yet
Lavrov reported to Putin that Russia's reaction to the US and NATO responses on security guarantees is ready, takes 10 pages
Answers to the request of the Russian Federation on the interpretation of the principle of indivisibility of security are unsatisfactory, we will seek a specific response from each individual country - Lavrov
Lavrov: the first part of the US response on security guarantees does not satisfy Russia, the second is more constructive
Lavrov at a meeting with Putin: US response on the key proposals of the Russian Federation on security is negative
1 year agoPutin called NATO eastward expansion at the expense of post-Soviet republics, including Ukraine, endless and very dangerous
Boris Johnson: 'All European countries need to get Nord Stream [2] out of the bloodstream - yank out that hypodermic drip feed of Russian hydrocarbons. We need to find alternative sources of energy, to get ready to impose some very, very severe economic consequences on Russia.'
1 year agoRussian military convoy geolocated near Suzemka
Russian Duma members refer to Putin the draft resolution recognizing the "independence" of occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine
Munich Security Conference: Russia threatens Europe's security by escalating its hostile rhetoric and military buildup
1 year agoThere is new stuff to see at the Klimovo Air Base. The base is only 13 kilometers from Ukraine. The image was taken yesterday (Feb. 13)
Russian Foreign Ministry urged their citizens in Ukraine to increase vigilance, follow the messages, warns about possible provocations
Kremlin: Putin to meet Defense Minister Shoigu and Foreign Minister Lavrov today in Kremlin
1 year agoMilitary convoy with MBTs filmed in Tomarovka, Belgorod region
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Prohorovka, Belgorod region
G7 to Moscow: sanctions would have 'massive' impact on Russian economy
1 year agoFORTE12 USAF RQ4 UAV on intel-gathering mission over Ukraine
1 year agoBig amount of military equipment filmed yesterday at railway station in Belgorod region
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Novopavlovsk, Stavropol Krai
The Kremlin: The West is trying to focus on the minor details in the Russian proposals regarding security guarantees
UTair Mi-8 with 18 onboard crash landed in Yamalo-Nenetsk Okrug. No casualties
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Bryansk
1 year agoRussian military in Tomarovka, Belgorod region
1 year agoColumn of Russian self-propelled artillery in Belgorod region near the border of Ukraine
1 year agoLooks like 1st Tank Army in Seretino, Belgorod Oblast. MSTA-S, Borisoglebsk-2, and more
1 year agoMilitary echelon in Kantemirovka on 12th February
1 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Tambov
1 year ago10x Su-34 were recently deployed to the Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base
Russia has now responded on security concerns request. It says that it doesn't conduct any unusual military activity on its territory and that Ukraine's request under the OSCE Vienna document is inadmissible
1 year agoConvoy with Iskander filmed in Belgorod
1 year agoA United States Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV (AE5420, should be 04-2015) appears to be heading towards the Black Sea/Ukraine, likely going for another flight around Russia/Belarus borders
Washington: The number of soldiers deployed by Russia on the borders of Ukraine has reached 130,000
1 year agoEchelon with TOS-1 MLRS filmed in Lipetsk region
1 year agoRussian continues military build-up. Russian military convoy filmed in Oryol region
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Belgorod today
1 year agoMilitary echelon at Luzhki station
1 year agoEchelon with self-propelled artillery filmed near Valuyki
1 year agoWhite House readout of Biden phone call with @ZelenskyyUa
1 year agoCanada pulls troops out of Ukraine: "As a result of the complex operational environment linked to Russia's unwarranted aggression against Ukraine, the Canadian Armed Forces is in the process of temporarily relocating components of Joint Task Force—Ukraine to elsewhere in Europe"
Ukrainian FM:Russia failed to respond to our request under the Vienna Document. Consequently, we take the next step. We request a meeting with Russia and all participating states within 48 hours to discuss its reinforcement & redeployment along our border & in temporarily occupied Crimea
Diplo sources in Vienna say that Russia has failed to respond to questions raised by Ukraine under the OSCE Vienna Document with in the 48-hour timeframe. The deadline for a response expired today at 13:59 CET. Ukraine asked Russia to clarify "unusual military activities"
President Biden and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will speak at 10:45am ET, a White House official tells us. Biden is at Camp David where he spoke to Putin for just over an hour yesterday
1 year agoHelicopters filmed over Prohorovka, Belgorod region
1 year agoMilitary echelon in Zolotaryovo, Oryol region
1 year agoRussian Navy Kilo+ sub Rostov-na-Donu Б237 transited Bosporus, returning to Black Sea, 600days after its controversial 23/6/20 Med-bound transit, which is allowed under Montreux only for repairs. After maintenance in Baltic, Б237 has been operating in Med for 331days, since 19/3/21
1 year agoAccording to the Center for Defence Strategies, headed by Ukraine's ex-defence minister Zahorodniuk, the current number of Russian troops along the Ukrainian borders is 87 battalion tactical groups or ~147,800 military personnel, including aviation and naval components
1 year agoAircraft filmed over Saratov
1 year agoArmed with Novator 3M14 (NATO:SSN-30-A) Kalibr-PL cruise missiles, Russian Navy Project 636.3 Kilo+ class sub Black Sea Fleet 4th Independent Submarine Brigade's Rostov-na-Donu Б237 transited Bosphorus towards Black Sea after 600 days. @YorukIsik pix via @reuterspictures
Ukraine vows to keep airspace open despite Russia threat
1 year agoImportant discovery by @CITeam_en. Looks like the bulk of the 1st Guards Tank Army is deploying to border areas in Belgorod region. District level assets such as high power artillery are also deployed to this area, indicating this to be a key sector in the Russian plans
Intense artillery shelling from the camps of pro-Assad forces and the Russian militias targeting the San axis east of Idlib
1 year agoUkraine has stopped allowing all Belarusian men of conscription age into the country. It is reported that the decision is temporary, the ban will last until the end of the Belarusian-Russian military exercise on 20 February
