Russia confirms deployment of its troops near Ukrainian border

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday that Russia is build up armed forces near Ukraine’s borders.

The deployment of the extra Russian troops throughout the nation mustn’t concern different states since this doesn’t pose any menace to them, stated Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

“The Russian Federation deploys the Armed Forces on its soil as it wants to. This should not concern anyone and this is not posing any threat to anyone,” Peskov added.

Moscow is taking “all the necessary measures to ensure the security of its frontiers,” he pressured. Peskov famous that “the Russian troops have never taking part and are not participating in armed conflicts on Ukraine’s soil.”

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Ruslan Khomchak stated on Tuesday that Russia is build up armed forces near Ukraine’s borders in a menace to the nation’s safety, accusing Moscow of pursuing an “aggressive policy” in the direction of Kyiv.

In remarks to parliament, Khomchak additionally accused pro-Moscow separatists of systematically violating a ceasefire within the battle in japanese Ukraine agreed in July 2020.

On high of that, the U.S. navy’s European Command raised its watch stage from potential disaster to potential imminent disaster — the very best stage — in response to the deployment of the extra Russian troops.

European displays have noticed new weaponry on the Russian-backed facet in current weeks. Artillery hearth has turn out to be extra frequent.

Video footage, some of which is seen beneath, circulated broadly on social media purportedly exhibiting Russian navy convoys and trains loaded with massive quantities of navy {hardware}, together with tanks and different heavy armored autos, in addition to heavy artillery, which had been towards the nation’s borders with Ukraine.

Russian engineers with floating bridges noticed on a small highway that results in the occupied Lugansk area in #Ukraine.
That’s a bridge over Glubokaya river, 25 km east of the Ukrainian border. #Russia pic.twitter.com/8t8VnVYIsp

— Petri Mäkelä (@pmakela1) March 31, 2021

Aktuell entsendet die russische Armee large Militärverbände in Richtung Ukraine. Sowohl auf der Krim als auch östlich des Donbas werden Truppen zusammengezogen. Auch die Luftwaffe verlegt nahe der Ukraine. Die USA haben du zudem verdächtige Funksprüche abgefangen.#PutinImKrieg pic.twitter.com/ubNeJG0lzq

— Julian Röpcke (@JulianRoepcke) March 31, 2021

Meantime in Russia: The Russian Military, together with the 56th airborne brigade, are heading for the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, with navy artillery and different BMP gear. US Defense confirms navy forces have come from a number of areas of Russia. pic.twitter.com/SXvNNXAcHe

— PatriotCharlie (@PatriotCharlie1) April 1, 2021