The pictures show"multiple new field deployments of armoured equipment and troops" departing from existing military sites into forests and fields approximately nine to 19 miles from Russia's border with Ukraine, US satellite imagery company Maxar said in an email.
Analysis of Sunday's photos, plus others taken on Feb 13, indicate troop and equipment movement near three localities in south-western Russia, according to the Colorado-based satellite company.
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