Rebels Falter, but Russian Border Buzzes With Military Activity -- New York Times
DONETSK, Russia — They arrive every day, carloads of young men and women in camouflage who pass through this Russian border checkpoint before heading for the battlefields of eastern Ukraine.
Although patches sewn into their uniforms identify them as separatists, their passports are routinely stamped by Russian officials. After passing by a monitoring station from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and a Ukrainian border post now operated by the separatists, they disappear into Ukraine’s civil war.
The rebel war effort may be flagging, but the Russian border in the region still controlled by the separatists remains a hive of military activity.
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Update #1:NATO sees alarming build-up of Russian forces near Ukraine: Rasmussen -- Reuters
Update #2: Russia Moves Artillery Units Into Ukraine, NATO Says -- NYT
My Comment: We have heard of these reports before .... but Russian/Ukraine social media is now abuzz with reports of military movements and deployments .... something is definitely up.
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