It is claimed that the operation will be carried out with 175,000 soldiers currently deployed to the border. According to a report in the Washington Post newspaper published in the United States (USA), Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine next year. In the news that the newspaper based on US intelligence documents, it was claimed that the invasion operation would be carried out with 175,000 soldiers.
Accordingly, Moscow has already deployed its military units to some strategic points in order to be able to attack from different fronts. The Washington Post report, which claims that hundreds of battalions of tactical units will be equipped with heavy war equipment such as tanks and artillery in the said invasion operation, stated that Russian troops are currently deployed at four points and that Russia is constantly sending and withdrawing soldiers to the border in order to confuse targets and create insecurity. is being done. .
While the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) did not directly evaluate the allegations, it said, “We are concerned about the hints that Russia is planning aggressive actions against Ukraine.” Pentagon Spokesperson Tony Semelroth emphasized that “Washington supports the de-escalation of tensions in the region and the diplomatic solution of the problem in Eastern Ukraine, as it has so far.”
Russian activity on the border has long been a concern
Russia’s military activity on the border with Ukraine and the intense dispatch of soldiers to the region create the concern that it will attack the neighboring country where it has been in crisis for a long time. The Moscow administration, on the other hand, has rejected such claims, describing them as groundless until now.
On the other hand, Russia condemns the organization of NATO exercises in areas close to the Russian border, claiming that Ukraine, which claims that it will be attacked, is armed by the West.
It was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had a telephone conversation with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday, brought up the Bayraktar SİHAs used in Ukraine, and the Kremlin said in a statement that the request for a meeting came from the Turkish side.
According to the Russian TASS news agency, Putin accuses Ukraine of taking “provocative” military actions, such as “using Bayraktar armed drones” against pro-Russian forces in the east of the country.
Ukraine officially announced that it was using the Bayraktar TB2 SİHAs, which it bought from Turkey in October, for the first time against the separatists in the east of the country, and this statement created discomfort in Russia.
Yesterday, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksi Resnikov announced that they are worried about Moscow attacking their country and they predict that this attack will probably be the end of January next year. Resnikov also stated that as of this period, Ukraine focused on all scenarios and made evaluations and analyzes.
At a time when tensions are rising, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video conference next week. Biden, announcing that comprehensive measures will be taken and preparations will be made in order to prevent a possible intervention by Putin in Ukraine, he said, “I do not accept anyone’s red line.”
AFP,Reuters / ETO,ET
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