Satellite photos raise concerns of Russian military build-up near Ukraine | Analysis by CNN's TimListerCNN
Reports that the Russians are moving military hardware some 250 kilometers from the border have raised eyebrows in Washington. And Ukrainian forces have deployed combat drones along the battle lines that separate them from pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region. The front lines of the conflict -- a standoff stretching hundreds of miles from northern Ukraine to the Sea of Azov -- have barely moved in five years.
On GPS: Zelensky on Russian threats and US support 06:50In a long article in July, Putin said"the formation of an ethnically pure Ukrainian state, aggressive towards Russia, is comparable in its consequences to the use of weapons of mass destruction against us." "True sovereignty of Ukraine is possible only in partnership with Russia," he wrote.Self-propelled artillery is pictured in this image supplied by Maxar.
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