Thousands In addition Russian soldiers are located on the outskirts of his Ukrainian city Kharkovsaid a senior US Department of Defense official.
The number of regular units of the Russian army near the city Belgorod, a few tens of kilometers from the border of the two states, increased from 30 to 40, the official said last night. He did not specify the number of additional troops, but said Russian battalions usually numbered between 600 and 1,000.
The Russian army is mobilizing forces to launch an operation to occupy the area Donbassassessed the official of the US Department of Defense.
The Kharkiv (northeast) is located a short distance from the border.
According to the Pentagon, the Moscow intends to mobilize over 60,000 military.
However, as Donbass is well aware of both Ukrainian and Russian forces, as hostilities have been taking place in the area since 2014, the battles will be fiercediscounted the American official.
This phase of the war “can be a lot bloody and very uglyHe warned.
Earlier, Pentagon spokesman John Kerby referred to recruitment information. thousands of reserves to reinforce Russian army units on the border with Donbass, after suffering heavy losses in Ukraine.
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