Sunday, February 27, 2022

The Russians Are Coming!



New satellite images taken Sunday show a large convoy of Russian ground troops approaching Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, where forces over the weekend were engaged in a fierce battle for control of the city.

The images, captured by the U.S. firm Maxar Technologies, show a line of Russian military vehicles — stretching for more than three miles — traveling in the direction of Kyiv. At the time the photographs were taken, on Sunday morning, the convoy was northeast of the Ukrainian city of Ivankiv, about 40 miles from the capital.

The convoy includes fuel, logistics and armored vehicles, such as tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery, Maxar reported. Separate video circulating on social media Sunday also appeared to show a number of Russian vehicles traveling through Ukraine…