Images show Russian military activity near Ukraine remains heightened—satellite firm
A satellite image shows tents and artillery at Opuk training area, in Crimea, February 15, 2022. | PHOTO: Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
MOSCOW — Satellite images show Russia has pulled back some military equipment from near Ukraine, but that other hardware has arrived and that Russia still has a lot of forces and equipment near its ex-Soviet neighbor, a private U.S. company said on Thursday.
The images released by U.S.-based Maxar Technologies, which has been tracking the buildup of Russian forces for weeks, could not be independently verified by Reuters.
Western countries warned on Wednesday that there was a growing Russian military presence at Ukraine’s borders, contradicting Moscow’s insistence of a partial pullback.