Russia stockpiles equipment near border with Kharkiv region – media

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — SATURDAY, 30 JULY 2022, 18:08 

The Russian army is increasing the presence of military equipment on the border with Ukraine near the occupied part of Kharkiv Oblast.

Source: Radio Svoboda's Skhemy (Schemes) project based on analysis of Planet Labs satellite images

Details: The images available to journalists show that some of the equipment is being transported by rail and taken to the village of Sobolevka, Belgorod Oblast in the Russian Federation.

According to military experts, in the future, the Russian military might use this equipment, and particularly on the Izium and Sloviansk fronts, the publication notes.

On 28 July, the satellite recorded an increase in the amount of Russian army military equipment and the number of their personnel in the village of Sobolevka, Belgorod Oblast in the Russian Federation, compared to an image from space of this area on 19 June.

In its analysis of the satellite photos, Skhemy noticed that the territory of this village had been previously used by the Russian military for the deployment of equipment.

The satellite also recorded the moment when military equipment was brought to Sobolevka by railway carriages on 28 July.

The Planet Labs satellite also recorded a cluster of military equipment near Sobolevka – to the northwest and northeast of the village. It began to appear there from the beginning of the full-scale invasion and its number has gradually increased. Compared to June, the amount of equipment in this area has almost not changed, but the satellite has recorded its movement.

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