'Ready for conflict': Putin's threat to the West is laid bare in new footage showing build-up of troops and military convoys on Ukraine's border as Kiev warns it could be provoked by Russian 'aggression'
New footage claims to show inside of Russia's massive deployment on border
Ukraine estimates there are now a staggering 85,000 Russian troops in the area
There have been mounting tensions in the country's eastern Donbass region
Andrii Taran, Ukraine's defence minister, issued a statement earlier today
US is to dispatch two warships to sail through the Bosphorus on April 14 and 15
Washington continuing to fly reconnaissance planes to monitor Russian activity
But it comes as Russia claims to have intercepted an American RC-135 spy plane
By Raven Saunt and Will Stewart For Mail Online
Published: 05:27 EDT, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 10:02 EDT, 10 April 2021
Putin's threat to the West has been laid bare in new footage showing a build-up of troops and military convoys on Ukraine's border as Kiev warns it could be provoked by Russian 'aggression'.
The clip, with the caption 'ready for conflict', appeared to show Vladimir Putin's armoured vehicles ploughing through the mud to manoeuvre into position.
The latest images to leak of the vast military build-up are evidently shot by Russian troops involved in the controversial deployment which has sparked deep worry in the West.
Some show a train convoy of military vehicles moving through Baltaysk in Russia's Rostov region within striking distance of the international border.
Others are said to be in Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh regions - all areas where a massing of Russian military might including tanks and missiles such as the notorious BUK has been seen in recent days.
Ukraine estimates there are now a staggering 85,000 Russian troops between six and 25 miles from its frontier and in Crimea.
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