Dramatic satellite tv for pc pictures launched by means of Maxar Applied sciences on Monday night confirmed a large 40+ mile lengthy convoy of Russian army cars snaking alongside roadways northwest of Kyiv.
It’s simple to track the place the ones masses of tanks, towed artillery, armored and logistical cars got here from. Simply apply the roads.
In Ukraine, northwest of Kyiv, all roads result in Belarus. The roadway and bridge at Chernobyl — the city, no longer the failed nuclear reactor — leads to Belarus. Each and every different main highway northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, leads to Belarus, which borders northern Ukraine.
Russian buildup of troops: For weeks previous to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia accumulated its forces in Belarus.
Masses of Russian army cars, plane and helicopters have been moved to the previous Soviet state with the intention to take part in what the 2 allies described as joint workouts. However after the maneuvers ended, the Russian forces didn’t pass house.
Actually, further satellite tv for pc imagery from Maxar confirmed that Russia endured to extend the volume of army cars, air energy and weaponry in Belarus. From town of Brest within the nation’s east, to Gomel within the west, Russian forces stored shooting up at air bases, in cities and in even in fields on satellite tv for pc pictures and social media.
Pontoon bridge: Satellite tv for pc pictures even confirmed that Russia built a pontoon bridge around the Pripyat River within the larger Chernobyl exclusion zone, which spans Ukraine and Belarus. The day the invasion into Ukraine started, further satellite tv for pc pictures from Capella Area confirmed Russia started transferring dozens of army cars throughout that bridge.
Army energy: The sheer period of the convoy is very large and speaks to the volume of the army energy the Russians have accumulated to check out and take Kyiv.
It additionally speaks to Belarus’ process in supporting and sporting the invasion — and duty for it.
That army energy may no longer were accumulated by means of the Russians with out the permission, and help, of Belarus.
