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14-Nov-14 World View -- Russia and Ukraine prepare for war in east Ukraine

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14-Nov-14 World View -- Russia and Ukraine prepare for war in east Ukraine

Russia provides advanced weapons to Russians in east Ukraine

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Russian troops in East Ukraine bring along new advanced weapons systems
Ukraine and Russia prepare for full-scale war

Russian troops in East Ukraine bring along new advanced weapons systems

1RL232 'Leopard' battlefield surveillance radar system

1RL232 'Leopard' battlefield surveillance radar system

As we reported yesterday Russian combat troops, tanks and artillery have been pouring into East Ukraine for the last few days.

Photos taken by two different journalists indicate that these include new and advanced weapons systems -- the 1RL232 "Leopard" battlefield surveillance radar system and the 1RL239 "Lynx" radar system. These armored and weaponized radar systems are meant to operate just behind front lines to track the movement of enemy convoys, troops, incoming artillery fire, and even low-flying aircraft (helicopters or drones). They also act as a precision targeting system; in fact, the 1RL232 is capable of detecting targets in the air, land, and sea, which are up to 40 kilometers away.

A former Pentagon advisor estimates that there are currently around 7,000 Russian troops inside Ukraine, backed by "as many as 100 tanks are inside Ukraine now, more than 400 armored vehicles, and more than 150 self-propelled artillery and multiple rocket launchers." Another 40,000-50,000 Russian soldiers, the same source claims, are positioned at the border with even more tanks, armored vehicles and self-propelled artillery. Foreign Policy and Daily Beast

Ukraine and Russia prepare for full-scale war

The conflict in Ukraine between the Ukrainian army and Russian forces has been intensifying in the last few weeks, and with the infusion of hundreds of new Russian troops, along with advanced weapons systems, it appears likely that Russia is planning full-scale war in Ukraine. The objective would be to annex additional territory in east Ukraine, and probably to capture the port city of Mariupol, and continue to create a land bridge from Russia to the Crimean peninsula. Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimea earlier this year, and annexed the region to Russia.

Russia and Ukraine have both been threatening war with each other, and analysts are now concerned that the threat is going to become the reality, with the existing conflict spiraling into a full-scale invasion by the Russians, something that's quite possible, with both Russia and Ukraine in a generational Crisis era. LA Times and VOA and CNN

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