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Satellite images which Ukraine say proves Russia is amassing its army on the borders, prompting fears of an invasion
2018-12-11
[MAIL] Satellite images appearing to show hundreds of Russian tanks just 11 miles from the Ukrainian border have emerged ten days after President Petro Poroshenko warned that Moscow is scrambling its army on his doorstep.

The images were reportedly taken by Google Earth satellites last month, and shows the Russian military base in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, near Ukraine's eastern border.

Last month, President Poroshenko showed satellite images of the same base, which indicated that more tanks had arrived in recent months.

The new satellite images show around 250 T-62 battle tanks and around one thousand military trucks, artillery systems and tankers at the base, according to the Defence Blog.

'This is 18km from my border, this is the same warehouse where they have their ammunition, the same where they have multi-rocket launch systems, we should be prepared to protect my country,' Poroshenko told Sky News.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  Shades of Saddam days before he invaded Kuwait.

Yep, counted HETS in the morning. Counted HETS in the evening. He needed them to move south.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-12-11 20:18  

#6  Shades of Saddam days before he invaded Kuwait.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-12-11 19:39  

#5  The Soviets Russians have had problems improving on the T-72, which is not that much better than the T-62. They have a lot of T-62s gathering dust in the reservist depots, why not use 'em before they rust to pieces? After all, "quantity has a quality all its own"...
Posted by: magpie   2018-12-11 16:32  

#4  ..... they'd have more capable tanks than T-62's lined up, given the AT weapons the Ukraine has likely picked up in the past few years.

Suffer the heavy initial losses and overwhelm the defenses with older systems.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-12-11 08:47  

#3  So let's see:
1. Russia moving on Ukraine
2. China threatening any US ship in "their" South Pacific Sea
3. Iran threatening to close Hormuz
4. Korks screwing around at yet another missle? base
5. DemocRATS threatening to hamstring the US Administration.
6. Multiple stories about how small and poorly trained/maintained the US Military is
7. Chinese generals feeling the pinch because of trade war.

How does one spell "Perfect Storm"?
Posted by: Bill Protector of the Leprechauns8089   2018-12-11 08:32  

#2  Speaking from ignorance, but it seems to me if Ivan were serious, they'd have more capable tanks than T-62's lined up, given the AT weapons the Ukraine has likely picked up in the past few years.
Posted by: Cheamble Snore7391   2018-12-11 08:27  

#1  GE imagery link found here.

Zooming out from Russian tank park will reveal Ukraine border (white line) 18.47 kilometers straight west.

The absence of HETs (Heavy Equipment Transports) likely indicates the armor arrived via rail line which is approx 1.7k to the west of the tank park. A permanent armored depot would likely have a rail spur running directly to it.

A cursory scan of the area did not reveal any tank gunnery ranges or other armor related training areas. Proximity to civilian housing also points to assembly area vs training area.

Barring a Barrett-Jackson armor auction, I'm labeling this a forward armor assembly area. There may well be others.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-12-11 07:36  

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