Here's what we know of Russian deployments around Ukraine as of the evening of February 13. The preparations for a possible large-scale operation are nearing completion https://citeam.org/order-of-battle-russia-ukraine-2022.html?5

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🔗 Thomas C. Theiner (@noclador):
More field hospitals...

#Russia: "We have no intention to invade #Ukraine; we're just setting up field hospitals to treat 10,000 injured a week for fun."
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🔗 IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin):
Белгород
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I am in the city of #Luleå, in the far north of Sweden, with my fellow chiefs from the Joint Expeditionary Force to discuss how we can strengthen the security of the North Atlantic, High North and Baltic Sea regions. 🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇪🇬🇧

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Europe matters to Britain’s security and Britain makes an important contribution to Europe’s security.  Through the JEF, the UK is able to convene 9 nations, including non-NATO partners Finland and Sweden, in defence of Europe’s northern flank.

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CHINA – Launch of a Chinese two-stage solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile with nuclear warheads JL-2 with a range of up to 9 thousand kilometers, deployed on strategic nuclear submarines of the PLA Navy Project 094.

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A video of missile launches of the “Tochka-U” tactical missile system in the “Palesski” area, which is located on the territory of Bragin district (Gomel region, Belarus), was published.

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MSTA-S stuck in a field near Bessonovka, Belgorod Oblast.

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Video of Hezbollah Radwan unit in winter conditions

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Looks like a U.S. Army UH-60, call-sign EVAC01 was possibly on the ground in Poland near the Polish - Ukraine Border. I recorded video of it's departure from the Polish Border Service live cam at Korczowa:

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China’s First Export J-10 Multi-Role Fighters For Pakistan Emerge

The long-anticipated Pakistani order for the J-10 is widely seen as a counter to India’s new Dassault Rafale fighters.

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The deployment of MiG-31K with 2k km-range Kinzhal missiles and Tu-22M3 bombers with Kh-32 missiles to Syria strengthens Russia's conventional deterrence vis-à-vis NATO and the US. It is possibly intended to deter NATO involvement if Russia decides to escalate in Ukraine.

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The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) is planning to procure fast missile boats armed with Naval Strike Missile (NSM).

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BREAKING – 🇨🇵⚡French President Macron announced the withdrawal of French troops from Mali

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🇬🇧 Royal Air Force | 51 SQN, Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint (ZZ664, 43C38C) as flight RRR7212 Surveillance ongoing as well along the 🇺🇦 Ukrainian borders with 🇧🇾 Belarus and 🇷🇺 Russia.

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Echelon with BMP-3 IFVs and 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers headed south (towards Ukraine's border) through the town of Uzlovaya in the Tula Oblast. February 15.

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The British government now believes Putin has decided to invade Ukraine. The assessment had changed in the last 24 hours, The Times report.

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5,000 US troops arrive in Poland as Biden warns of high risk of Russia invasion of Ukraine

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2 Russian Tu-22M3 bombers, escorted by Su-35S fighter jets carried out a flight over Belarus on Thursday.

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🇺🇸🇵🇱 The US State Department approved the sale of 250 M1A2 SEPv3 tanks and other auxiliary armored vehicles to Poland.

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🔗 ELINT News (@ELINTNews):
New satellite images from February 15th of Belgorod border regions near Ukraine showing 3 new helicopter ports with dozens of helicopters established over the last few days (week?). This doesn’t include Bryansk, Kursk, Belarus or Crimea.
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Niger has accepted that French and other European special forces will cross into its territory from neighbouring Mali to secure the border following France's announcment about the withdrawal from the country.

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