13 km long Russian military convoy approaching Ukraine’s Donbas, satellite photos show
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The photos show a large Russian military convoy consisting of hundreds of vehicles moving south through the Ukrainian town of Velykyi Burluk, which is just north of the Donbas.
Ukrainian troops are preparing to fight Russian soldiers in the country’s eastern Donbas region as new satellite images show a 13-kilometre-long convoy approaching the territory.
The photos taken on April 8, provided to Global News by American space technology company Maxar, show a large Russian military convoy consisting of hundreds of vehicles moving south through the Ukrainian town of Velykyi Burluk, which is just north of the Donbas.
The convoy contained armoured vehicles, trucks with towed artillery and support equipment, Maxar said.
The imagery adds to the growing reports Russia is preparing to begin a significant assault in the Donbas, a region that has seen ongoing fighting between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces since 2014.
Moscow’s troop movements have been documented by western allies following the launch of the widespread war on Feb. 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces failed to capture a single major Ukrainian city, including the capital Kyiv, after weeks of significant resistance.
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