DOD sees Russian forces 'uncoiled' for further invasion into Ukraine

By Tony Bertuca / February 23, 2022 at 4:06 PM
Russia now has 80% of the forces it has massed outside Ukraine "uncoiled" and ready to further invade beyond the two breakaway territories it currently occupies, according to a senior defense official. “It is our assessment that [Russian President Vladimir Putin] is fully prepared to conduct a large-scale invasion and that that is a likely option,” the official said. “They could go at any hour now.” Russia has massed 150,000 troops along its border with Ukraine, the official said, adding...

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