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Friday, April 11, 2014

In pictures: Russian military build-up near Ukraine

Buturlinovka Air BaseNato's decision to release over 20 satellite images and associated maps of the Russian military build-up on Ukraine's eastern frontier is a signal of the concern among the alliance's commanders that a Russian military option against Ukraine is very much on the table, the BBC's diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus reports.

The imagery issued by Nato's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (Shape) reportedly dates from late March and early April. It encompasses six locations in an arc around Ukraine's frontier.

The images show:
  • sophisticated warplanes, and helicopters;
  • an airborne early warning aircraft (similar to the Nato Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft, or Awacs);
  • a number of military deployments on the ground
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