Dmitry Tymchuk's military blog: Number of Russian troops on Ukrainian border - Jul. 05, 2014

Dmitry Tymchuk’s military blog: Number of Russian troops on Ukrainian border

By Dmitry Tymchuk.

Published July 5, 2014 at 9:20 am

Ukrainian government forces reclaimed the Dovzhanskiy border checkpoint in Luhansk Oblast on July 1 after being in the hands of pro-Russian rebels for weeks.

Photo by Christopher J. Miller

Editor's Note: To counter Russian propaganda lies about the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula on Feb. 27, Dmitry Tymchuk has set up the Center of Military and Political Research in Kyiv. He served in the Army air defense from 1995-1998, the National Guard from 1998-2000 and in the Defense Ministry in subsequent years on missions to Iraq, Lebanon and Kosovo. His blogs are translated into English by Voices of Ukraine. The Kyiv Post has not independently verified his findings, but will correct any misinformation brought to our attention at news@kyivpost.com or 38-044-591-3344 or any of our contacts at www.kyivpost.com/contacts.

According to operational data from Information Resistance, as of July 4, 2014, the following Russian troop formations are currently located near the state border of Ukraine:

Across from Donetsk Oblast:

personnel	approx. 7,600
tanks	approx. 40
armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)	approx. 480
artillery	approx. 130
airplanes	59
helicopters	41

Across from Luhansk Oblast:

personnel	approx. 4,100
tanks	approx. 10
armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)	approx. 250
artillery	approx. 40
airplanes	51
helicopters	18

Across from Kharkiv Oblast:

personnel	approx. 7,600
tanks	approx. 40
armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)	approx. 480
artillery	approx. 130
airplanes	60
helicopters	39

Russian troops on the territory of Belarus:

personnel	approx. 2,600
tanks	approx. 30
armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)	approx. 120
artillery	approx. 40
airplanes	41
helicopters	20

Russian troops in Transnistria:

personnel	approx. 3,000
armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)	approx. 30

On the occupied territory of Crimea:

personnel	approx. 22,000
tanks	approx. 30
armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)	approx. 300
artillery	approx. 130
airplanes	32
helicopters	55