Russo-Ukraine War 2016 (July-September)

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Putin stated in the article: "Do you think we will keep it as it is: our troops at 1,500 (kilometers, 900 miles) away?"

Unfortunately, he must not be a student of geography, or perhaps his orders to redeploy Russian forces east of the Urals before the impending NATO offensive was ignored...

More than one major Western Military District base is within 500 km of Finland, mainly due to the proximity of Saint Petersburg. I fail to see how Putin can militarize the district even more unless he camps 40,000 troops on Finland's borders as he did with Ukraine.

Regardless of the math, this is a threat one must take seriously, as Finland's non-aligned and Soviet-sensitive status was one of the perks of the Cold War. He may very well calculate that using force on Finland would bring back that status and discourage Sweden from forging closer ties to NATO. Finland is a key "buffer" for Russia, as much as Ukraine or Belarus is.

Azor....seems the Russian MoD is not sure exactly where they are based these days and that is not good.......

Russian official: (Putin's) 1500km meant width. We have no troops on border from Leningrad Oblast to Murmansk. https://twitter.com/Erkanomia/status/749126129743650817 …

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A "dawn assault involving artillery, mortars & heavy machine guns with fire reportedly coordinated by aerial drones"
http://wapo.st/298s25w

Hacked e-mails reveal #NATO general's attempts to convince #Obama to provide lethal aid to #Ukraine
http://ln.is/uatoday.tv/politics/E9Rt1 …

Russian forces in Donbas
pic.twitter.com/wH3OQRu8Ge
http://liveuamap.com/en/2016/2-july-...rces-in-donbas …

ATO spokesperson: Enemy sniper, Oleksandr Galkin, who was killed near Lohvynove, was a Russian citizen
http://liveuamap.com/en/2016/1-july-...ndr-galkin-who …

SBU seized cache of ammunition in ex-official house in Schastye
pic.twitter.com/SHu13eqs1V
http://liveuamap.com/en/2016/2-july-...official-house …

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Azor....seems the Russian MoD is not sure exactly where they are based these days and that is not good.......

Russian official: (Putin's) 1500km meant width. We have no troops on border from Leningrad Oblast to Murmansk. https://twitter.com/Erkanomia/status/749126129743650817 …

BUT WAIT.....
Another huge military training site, 50km from #Finland border #Kamenka, also 138th Motorized Rifle Brigade >
https://www.google.fi/maps/@60.45096.../data=!3m1!1e3 …

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BUT WAIT.....
Another huge military training site, 50km from #Finland border #Kamenka, also 138th Motorized Rifle Brigade >
https://www.google.fi/maps/@60.45096.../data=!3m1!1e3 …

MoD Estonia ‏@MoD_Estonia ·

Putin said: no RUS forces within 1500km of FIN borders. NOT! (RUS units in red).
Insight: http://www.icds.ee/fileadmin/media/i...Baltic_Gap.pdf …

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Why Are #Kremlin's #Trolls Spreading #Online Hoaxes?:
http://wp.me/p1wMhe-3Q4

Former Russian Minister: Sooner or later, Kremlin will have to apologize to Ukraine for war and pay compensation
http://www.unian.info/politics/13922...inflicted.html …

ATO: near Novotroitsk intensified snipers of the Russian forces
pic.twitter.com/4UGs5RgP1p
http://liveuamap.com/en/2016/2-july-...of-the-russian …

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ORDLO military forces threaten to began a renewed offensive against Ukraine-controlled territory. https://twitter.com/LuganskNovosti/s...16832725577728 …

Ukraine intelligence reports at least 22 militant Grad systems still on the frontline
http://uatoday.tv/society/ukraine-in...ne-685354.html …

A man involved in the murder of 10 Ukrainian military detained in the Donetsk region
http://liveuamap.com/en/2016/2-july-...inian-military …