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KIEV, Ukraine – The conflict in eastern Ukraine has escalated to its most critical level yet, with Russia giving signs that experts say show it is closer than ever before to invading and waging a full-scale war against its Slavic neighbor.
In the past week, Russia has deployed thousands of troops and combat vehicles, and advanced multiple launch rocket systems along its western border, according to Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has denied the allegations, and instead said it was Ukraine that has intensified actions along its border.
However, satellite imagery and amateur videos suggest that Russia’s military is within a mere hour's journey to Ukraine’s embattled Luhansk and Donetsk regions, where Russian-backed separatists continue to fight pitched battles with government forces.
Mashable could not verify the authenticity of the video, below, but it purports to show Russian armored vehicles, military trucks and helicopters staging near the Ukrainian border.
NATO military commander General Philip Breedlove said on Wednesday that the number of Russian troops and weaponry massing along the border with Ukraine is increasing and is already “well over 12,000.” Read more...
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