1 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
1 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
1 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"
1 year agoMedical trucks at Shebekino hospital
1 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
1 year ago"Russia don't touch Ukraine." 6 people unfurled banners against invasion in downtown Moscow. Waiting police immediately arrested them
1 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:
1 year agoLarge number of Russian BMPs on a road somewhere in Belgorod, exact location unknown at this time
1 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
1 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
1 year agoMilitary convoy in Ternove, Belgorod region
1 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."
1 year agoMilitary convoy in Schebekynsky district of Belgorod region
1 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
1 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
1 year ago.@SecBlinken met with the G7 Foreign Ministers to discuss Russia's unprovoked military build-up in and around Ukraine
Zelenskiy at MSC2022 demands that NATO allies be honest about membership prospects. "Open doors are good," he says referring to alliance's much-defended open door policy. "But we need open answers"
Zelensky says "the security architecture in Europe is broken. It's time for a new one." He says of the current Russia threat, "This isn't about war in Ukraine. This is about war in Europe
Ukrainian President Zelensky speaking now in Munich. He says Ukraine will defend itself with or without help, whether allies give helmets (Germany) or weapons (US, UK, etc)
Ukraine President denies Russian allegations about shelling in its territory
Russian FSB: building hit and destroyed in Khutor Manotsky
FSB says 2 projectiles hit Tarasovsky district of Rostov region of Russia this morning from the direction of Ukrainian border
Ukrainian FM Kuleba: We resolutely refute all accusations of any alleged Ukrainian shells falling on the Russian territory. Ukraine has never opened any such fire. We call for an immediate and impartial international investigation of the incidents reported by Russian media
1 year agoIt's propaganda
Now Russian Investigative committee accuses "Ukrainian armed formations" in using MLRS to target Tarasovsky district in Rostov region of Russia between 5am-6am
Officials in Tirana, Pristina and Sarajevo said they were baffled by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's claim that 'mercenaries' from these countries were heading to the frontlines in Ukraine
Russian media reports that projectile hit a house in Rostov region
1 year agoGovernor of Voronezh region declare high readiness regime due to influx of displaced people
Russian Foreign Ministry considering unacceptable Chancellor Scholz statement that Russian talks about genocide at Donbas are ridiculous. Says "not for German leaders to comment about this with their historic background"
US Department of State: .@SecBlinken and French Foreign Minister @JY_LeDrian met today in Munich to discuss continued efforts to confront Russia's aggression and our joint support for Ukraine
At the Munich Security Conference Chinese foreign minister says no country should be obsessed with turning back wheel of history re Putin's historic revisionism over "historic Russia"
1 year agoUkrainian FM Kuleba: Grateful to @SecBlinken for sharing additional data and assessments on Russia's aggressive plans. Ukraine is now even better prepared for any further scenarios
.@SecDef on Russia around Ukraine "They are uncoiling and are now poised to strike"
1 year agoImage of alleged GRAD projectile in Tarasovsky district of Rostov region
Russian media report another shell hit Tarasovsky district of Rostov region, alleged "GRAD" projectile
Kremlin reports on strategic forces exercise launches: Kinzhal missiles launched, Black Sea and Northern Fleets ships and submarines launched Kalibr AShM and Tsirkon missile against onshore and offshore targets, Iskander BM launched from Kapustin Yar, ICBM Yars launched from Plesetsk to Kura, Tu-95MS launched cruise missiles to Kura and Pemboy ranges, Delta-IV Karelia launched SLBM Sineva from Barents Sea to Kura
1 year agoTanks filmed in Krasna Yaruga, Belgorod region
The Russian playbook is clear, Harris says "Russia will plead ignorance & innocence. It will create false pretext for invasion. It will amass troops & firepower in plain sight. We're now receiving reports of what appears to be provocations. We see Russia spreading disinformation"
US Vice President: No country's national borders should be changed by force
Putin launched a strategic forces exercise with launches of ballistic missiles - Krmelin's spokesman
Call of Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, with his Russian counterpart Lavrov
"The EU and the transatlantic community are fully aligned since the Kremlin-made crisis. We have responded with one voice and one message." @vonderleyen on Russia and Ukraine at MSC2022
1 year agoMen in Krasnodar region started to receive mobilization letters from conscription offices
Governor of Oryol region of Russia says the region start to prepare temporary places for displaced people from Donbas
1 year agoNATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg at MSC2022 "Moscow is attempting to roll back history and create the sphere of influence. The is no second class NATO membership. We are all NATO members. We are all @NATO "
1 year agoHelicopters filmed at Tomarovka, Belgorod
1 year agoBig military convoy filmed in Belgorod
1 year agoRussia prepared places for displaced people in Krasnodar, Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod, Moscow and Bryansk regions
1 year agoImages from the site of hit in Tarasovsky district of Rostov region
Russian FSB(border guard) says that all border checkpoints in Rostov region are working now only in "entrance to Russia" regime
Russia media report shell hit and exploded 300 meters to residential building in Mityakinska village in Tarasovky district of Rostov region, security services on the site
A state of emergency has been declared in the Rostov region
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed southbound in Kursk region
