1,100 Russian tanks, 330 warplanes along border with Ukraine

Ukrinform ^ | 03.07.2020 14:58 | Vasyl Korotkyi

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July 3, 2020

From the article:

Russia has already created three groups of troops near the border with Ukraine, "which are capable of carrying out sudden offensive operations on the territory of Ukraine with limited objectives without declaring mobilization and with minimal preparatory measures."

And this is not taking into account:

• the Crimean peninsula turned into a "ground aircraft carrier" and
• the occupied areas of Donbas where Russia's deployed army corps in terms of their military power and strength outnumber the armies of a number of European countries.

The creation of a group of Russian occupation troops in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions as part of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps has led to the emergence of a large number of weapons and military equipment in eastern Ukraine.

The combat composition of the 1st army corps includes:

• five brigades (1st, 3rd, 5th separate motorized rifle brigades, 100th separate motorized rifle brigade of the "Republican Guard" and a separate artillery brigade);
• three separate regiments (11th separate motorized rifle regiment, 9th separate assault motorized rifle regiment of the marine corps and a separate commandant's regiment);
• ten separate battalions (divisions).

The combat composition of the 2nd army corps includes:

• four brigades (2nd, 4th, 7th separate motorized rifle brigades and a separate artillery brigade);
• two regiments (6th separate motorized rifle regiment and separate commandant's regiment);
• six separate battalions (divisions).