Military tensions along the Russian-Ukrainian border reached a near-boiling point in recent weeks. During March-April, Moscow amassed as many as 110,000 troops and 56 permanent-readiness battalion tactical groups (BTG) close to eastern Ukrainian territory, according to the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Colonel Kirill Budanov. These numbers are higher than the total Russian forces arrayed during the annexation of Crimea and military invasion of Donbas in 2014.
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A Ukrainian serviceman reacts as he stands at a position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near Horlivka, Donetsk region, on April 21, 2021.
