US: Up to 190,000 Russian troops now along Ukraine border

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https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/594873-reports-up-to-190000-russian-troops-now-along-ukraine-border

US: Up to 190,000 Russian troops now along Ukraine border
By Lexi Lonas - 02/18/22 08:24 AM EST

The U.S. envoy to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday detailed reports that up to 190,000 Russian troops are now along the Ukrainian border.

Ambassador Michael Carpenter said the OSCE has found evidence that 169,000 to 190,000 Russian troops are now at the border, compared to the around 100,000 thought to be in the region on Jan. 30.

The numbers come from troops counted in Belarus and Crimea as well as the Russian National Guard and Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine, among other security units.

“Colleagues, this is the most significant military mobilization in Europe since the Second World War,” Carpenter stated.

The report comes days after Russia claimed it was scaling back troops at the border, claims that Western countries have found to be false.

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1. US: 40 pct of them are now in attack position.