Update.
It appears the invasion has either already begun or is literally about to begin. Putin has just announced a military operation in Eastern Ukraine.
The Fighting.
A Russian Zvezda correspondent allegedly observing shelling in rebel areas.
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There are reports of a Ukrainian offensive in the LNR. The reports are unsubstantiated.
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Alleged footage of Ukrainian artillery shelling rebel territory.
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We have reports of explosions from Mariupol'.
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Schastye getting hit by rebel artillery.
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Ukrainian positions at Kamyshevakha getting hit by rebel MLRS fire.
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Rebels destroy a Ukrainian munition supply point.
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Russia.
Russia has declared a swathe of airspace over the Russo-Ukrainian border closed to civilian traffic. Please note quite a bit of that airspace is over Ukraine not over Russia.
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Alleged movement of Russian troops into rebel held areas.
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6 Russian BDKs allegedly loaded assault teams in Sevastopol'.
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A column of the 4th Tank Division, near Ukraine.
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Russians waving goodbye to an artillery column somewhere near Ukraine.
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More Z troops near Ukraine. Some are National Guard.
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Some T-72B3Ms stuck in mud. Note the cloth bag extra ERA tiles over the sideskirts, and the extra boxes of cargo behind the turret.
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A humvee captured from Ukrainian forces during the original fighting was spotted as part of a Russian troop column in Rostov region.
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Other Russian troop columns in Rostov region.
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A Russian artillery troop train near the DNR border with Russia.
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A Russian troop column in Crimea, allegedly 7kms long.
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Artillery units in Crimea, getting ready to move.
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Russian troops in Abkhazia are moving. It's likely the military base there is sending a BTGr to the Ukrainian border.
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Some new tactical markings.
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На боевых машинах БМП-2 488-го мотострелкового полка 144-й мотострелковой дивизии, недавно переброшенных из Брянской в Белгородскую область, появились новые эмблемы со сложной символикой. Раньше было проще - большой контур квадрата и внутри закрашенный квадрат меньшего размера. А теперь какая то…
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More footage of the BTR-70M.
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Russia is evacuating it's diplomats from Ukraine, flags have been lowered at Russian consulates and the embassy.
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Russian consulate in Odessa burning papers.
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Russia has gathered 3 LNG tankers to supply the Kaliningrad enclave, presumably in case sanctions disrupt pipelines through the Baltics.
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Belarus.
Russian National Guard troops were spotted in Belarus.
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Approximately 30 Russian attack helos, Ka-52s and Mi-24Ps, landed on a road ~35 kms from the Ukrainian border, in Belarus.
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Two A-50Us were spotted in Belarus at the same time.
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The rebels.
A DNR column of tanks and IFVs is reportedly headed towards the Mariupol'.
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An explosion has occurred near the trolleybus depot in Lugansk, details are unclear.
Очередной взрыв прогремел на территории ЛДНР. На этот раз речь идёт о взрыве близ троллейбусного депо Луганска. Инцидент произошёл в начале пятого утра. Представители ЛНР в Совместном центре по контролю и координации режима прекращения огня говорят о том, что речь идёт о террористическом акте. На
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People waiting at a military commissariat in the DNR and LNR respectively.
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DNR recon btln Sparta celebrating in the Donetsk airport.
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A UR-77 mine clearing vehicle was spotted moving around Donetsk at night.
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Pushilin, head of the DNR, claims Russian troops have not entered their territory.
Глава Донецкой народной республики Денис Пушилин опроверг заявления о том, что на территории ДНР присутствуют российские войска. Напомним, что ранее сообщения о переброске войск в республику после подписания договора о дружбе и сотрудничестве стали появляться в сети. Сегодня глава ДНР в ходе
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The rebels have officially requested Russian aid as newly minted independent countries.
Главы ДНР и ЛНР официально обратились за помощью к России, призывая ее помочь с отражением украинской агрессии. Данные документы дают РФ все основания для применения вооруженных сил против ВСУ на Донбассе (и не только). Так что осталось уже недолго до начала кардинальных изменений ситуации на…
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Russia will allegedly deploy peacekeepers to the Donbass.
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Ukraine.
There are reports that Ukrainian government agencies in Kiev are burning papers.
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Ukraine is calling up reservists 18 to 60.
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Украина продолжает готовится к военному столкновению, наращивая численность украинской армии. Президент Украины Владимир Зеленский запустил программу "экономического патриотизма". Зеленский выпустил новое видеообращение, в котором заявил, что на сегодняшний день всеобщую мобилизацию он
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Ukraine has received more Stinger missiles from Latvia.
Как сообщило министерство обороны Латвии, 23 февраля 2022 года в Киев из Латвии рейсом воено-транспортного самолета Ан-26 ВВС Украины была доставлена партия американских переносных зенитных ракетных комплексов Stinger, переданных Украине Латвией из наличия cвоих вооруженных сил. Передача украинской…
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The West.
Western recon flights over Ukraine.
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The US is allegedly planning to deploy F-35s and Apaches to Eastern Europe.
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Two Turkish A-400s are headed to Ukraine.
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US Special Forces have left Ukraine.
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Hungarian troops are moving to the eastern border.
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The US and EU have passed new sanctions against Russia.
The penalties announced by the president are the "first tranche of sanctions" on Russia for its latest actions against Ukraine.
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Russian troops are in the Ukrainian city of Kherson and forced their way into the council building, the mayor said after a day of conflicting claims over whether Moscow had make the first major gain of a city in its invasion that began eight days ago.
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France cancels it's meeting with Lavrov, saying they've done everything possible to avoid war. The implication is that further negotiations are meaningless. It's not a good sign for Russia.
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