The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine assessed the Russian defense on the border: Ukraine: Former USSR: Lenta.ru
The number of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine is estimated at 94 thousand and may grow to 175 thousand. Such an assessment was given by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov in an interview with Estonian Television. His words lead Interfax…
“Of course this is the strength of the forces on the border. We understand this perfectly well, we observe them, and there are no surprises here. We are ready, “Reznikov said.
The minister confirmed that the Ukrainian was aware of this, and also noted that the intelligence data of the SBU coincided with the data of the United States.
December 4 Associated Press citing a source in the US presidential administration reportedthat, according to US intelligence services, Russia is an invasion of Ukrainian territory. According to the interlocutor of the American edition, Moscow intends to unite 175 thousand servicemen on the Ukrainian border – half of them are already in positions.
The Kremlin, in response to the “hysteria” whipped up in the Western media, declared that Russia was not going to attack anyone. Press-President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, approves that Russia did not cook.