Analysis: Russian military buildup raises stakes as fighting in Ukraine intensifies


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Apr 2021

A still image from video shows tanks and military vehicles in Maslovka, Voronezh Region, Russia April 6, 2021. Video taken April 6, 2021. Video by REUTERS

MOSCOW/KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of troop carriers and missile launchers sit on flatbed wagons lining up along tracks running through southern Russia, in a region bordering Ukraine.

Tanks are parked in columns beside the railway, which runs parallel to the M4 highway. Military trucks rumble past, heading toward the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, close to the border.

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