Russian Tanks Build Up Near Ukraine Border, Satellite Images Show

Satellite images have been released showing tanks and military vehicles gathered at a training area in Russia, a few hours' drive from the border with Ukraine.

The vehicles appear to be stationed at the Pogonovo training area south of the city of Voronezh.

Pogonovo is among the locations where military drills are being held in southwest Russia.

Troops and military equipment has been amassed recently at areas near the Ukrainian border, sparking international concern of a potential invasion.

Russia has denied this is their intention.

Talks have also been held between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to try and find a resolve for the situation.

The Kremlin has repeatedly denied it has plans to attack Ukraine, but the U.S. and NATO are worried about Russia massing its troops near Ukraine and conducting a series of sweeping military maneuvers.

As part of the drills, motorized infantry and artillery units in southwestern Russia practiced firing live ammunition, warplanes in Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea performed bombing runs, dozens of warships sailed for training exercises in the Black Sea and the Arctic, and Russian fighter jets and paratroopers arrived in Belarus for joint war games.

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[nna]

Meanwhile the U.S has bases within or bordering practically every country on Earth.

[michaelgermanovsky]

This reminds me how police sometimes leave an empty cruiser parked in a strategic spot. You see all drivers going the speed limit.

[somethingfishy]

Wow pogonovo is about 5 hours and 160 miles from Ukraine. What a joke

[kevinkant]

Russian troops in Russia, what a shocker

[kyles]

Can anyone tell me why this is any of the USA's concern, this is a serious question

[margarethooten]

Seems to me Ukraine doesn't want our help and we've got no reason to be there unless their President asks for us

[garystreeter]

Oh my Russian tanks on Russian soil at a Russian training facility... It must be an act of war.

[onehorsetown]

All planned out. What isn’t these days? Nice score to the horror movie though. Also nice of Russia to park their tanks so strategically, right out in the open all next to each other.

[thatflyguy]

I just heard the president of Ukraine saying for Brandon and his media to stop making decisions behind his back.

[t-rex]

This is a military base in yelnya russia. It’s 311km from the closest point of Ukraine. It’s actually closer to Belarus than Ukraine. Ukrainians have said it’s not unusual for there to be lots of military stationed or training there. Have troops moved closer to the border? Where’s the proof of that and where’s the proof of there being 130, 000 troops there?

[KongSunWu]

I just looked at a map. Took me sometime to find the Uktaine. It is no where near the US. Soooo why is it our issue when so many things are falling apart in the USA

[walterbrownstone]

That actually looks like a permanent base that has been there a long time to me.

[pedalingthru]

You are about 3 weeks late on this one

[jthomas]

The solution is quite simple: Ukraine puts Irish fishermen on their side of the border. Russia runs away with it's tail between it's legs.

[Julia-tnjt]

They can do whatever they want in their country.

[bobbob-vwcc]

Russ has a training area near Ukraine border? what's the big deal?

[natalyasturn]

Dang, if y’all are reporting facts by now Russia has over 10 googleplex of tanks on that boarder.

[demonride]

I’m not watching an ad for a 48 second video.

[TwinGoats]

When Ukraine is even telling us to clam down with the fear porn, maybe we should listen to them....

That is not an attacking build-up photo of a pre-invasion. It would take 20x that.