Update.
Russia.
Putin has ordered one time payments of 10 000 roubles to refugees from the rebel territories. The area is quite poor so it's possible that this alone will be an incentive for some people.
Губернатор Ростовской области Василий Голубев обратился к президенту с просьбой оказать экстренную помощь по линии федерального центра в связи с непредвиденным большим наплывом беженцев
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Chechen soldiers near the Ukrainian border.
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BM-27s moving around in Bryansk.
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Helos over Belgorod.
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T-90A, BMP-3, BREM-L, and MTLBs in Belgorod region.
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Russia is calling up reservists on training exercises. No idea of size of location.
Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18.02.2022 № 67 "О призыве граждан Российской Федерации, пребывающих в запасе, на военные сборы в 2022 году"
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Russian MChS is deploying to Rostov region. Head of the MChS Chupriyan is among the team.
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A rare MT-LB variant was spotted leaving Crimea. They're carrying combat modules with 14.5mm machineguns or 30mm cannons (depending on the variant). They're associated with the 34th Mountain Bde.
Не слишком распространенная модификация МТ-ЛБ с усиленным вооружением замечена среди боевой, которая возвращается с учений. На ней смонтирован модуль с 30-мм пушкой 2А72
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The rebels.
Exchanges of fire continue between the rebels and Ukrainian forces. Some sources are claiming it's the largest since 2014, which is of course untrue. The Jan-Feb campaign of 2015 was certainly larger. Pushilin, head of the DNR, claims the entire situation is leading to war.
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DNR sources are claiming two attempts were made by fighters from the Ukrainian side to destroy a chlorine storage facility and ammonium storage facility. In one case a guard was wounded preventing the placement of an IED at the facility.
Народная милиция Донецкой народной республики (ДНР):
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A region-restricted video of the fire-fight near Gorlovka. Allegedly the fighters from Ukrainian side tried to destroy a chlorine storage facility.
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An UAZ jeep belonging to the commander of the DNR forces was blown up. He was not in the vehicle at the time. Also a gas line in Lugansk region exploded.
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The DNR is planning to evacuate 700 000 people from their territory. I'm assuming I misunderstood denix56 and this is what he was referring to.
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The evacuation video from the rebels was apparently filmed two days in advance.
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Footage of the evacuation, note the large numbers of children. It's plausible they're mainly evacuating children. A local orphanage is among the first being evacuated. According to DNR sources, women, children, and the elderly are first.
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A traffic jam on the road to a Russian border checkpoint.
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A line of people at the military commissariat in Lugansk, presumably volunteers.
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Ukraine.
Another delivery of Javelin ATGMs, this time from Estonia, has arrived.
Как сообщают, 18 февраля 2022 года в Киев в аэропорт Борисполь была доставлена из Эстонии партия американских противотанковых управляемых ракет комплекса Javelin, переданных Украине с хранения эстонской армии. Груз (видимо достаточно небольшой - на снимках видны паллеты с максимум 40 ракетами…
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