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MAP: Here's Why Ukraine Fears A Russian Invasion -- Michael Kelley, Business Insider
On Thursday, Ukraine security chief Andriy Parubiy claimed that Russia has placed 80,000 solders, 270 tanks, 370 artillery systems, and 140 combat aircraft near the Ukrainian border.
“Ukraine today is facing the threat of a full-scale invasion from various directions," he said.
Vladimir Putin has reserved the right to intervene wherever he decides that ethnic Russians are under threat of "lawlessness."
"Russia is aware of its responsibility for the lives of compatriots and fellow citizens in Ukraine and reserves the right to take people under its protection," the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday following the death of at least one protester in Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk.
This map, created by Facebook user Smitry Tymchuk, illustrates the threat that Parubiy referred to:
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My Comment: Ukraine has a population of about 50 million .... 80,000 is insufficient to invade and hold significant parts of the country. If this force is to be used .... it will be used in taking cities like Donetsk and Kharkiv .... and the regions around it. But if Russia calls its reserves and position 200,000+ soldiers on the border .... that changes everything .... these forces will positioned to seize the southern and eastern parts of the country (i.e. the predominantly Russian parts).
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50 million... wow
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