For example, Maxar Technologies, a private satellite company, says that their “eyes” have already noticed further activities of the Russian army. The build-up of troops will continue unabated, Maksar says, with the arrival of attack helicopters, fighter jets and other offensive weapons on Monday.

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And the Russian army – consciously or unconsciously – is sowing confusion, because in addition to the message that the “training” of some armed forces has ended, there was also a statement that large-scale exercises in Belarus and Crimea, among others, on all fronts and with all armed forces.

Russian and Belarusian forces continue their joint exercises relentlessly.

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The withdrawal message from the Russian Defense Ministry comes via the Russian news agency Interfax. “Some units in the southern and western regions have completed their training and have begun to return to the base,” the statement said.

This news comes at a time when more and more Western intelligence services believe that the invasion of Ukraine is about to begin and that it is inevitable anyway. The majority now believe that the attack will come from Belarus and Crimea, besieging the capital Kiev and installing a more Russia-friendly regime.

Britain’s Defense Secretary Liz Truss has said Moscow should withdraw all of its forces before it believes a plan to remove Ukraine is off the table.

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