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Russian troops paint their tanks with 'invasion stripes': Cold War-era paint markings are spotted as Putin masses 80,000 troops on the Ukran
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Ukrainian government report estimates the Kremlin will deploy up to 30,000 extra soldiers, accompanied by more tanks and rocket systems, in support of 80,000 Russian troops already awaiting orders to advance
Figures based on satellite images as troops and equipment travel hundreds of miles across Russia to amass
Moscow has claimed it has no plans to invade and is merely carrying out military exercises
but yesterday footage emerged in Astrakhan, 350 miles from the front, showing Russian BTR 80 armoured personnel carriers daubed with broad white stripes on their way to a railway station
It has heightened concerns among experts who believe the stripes are designed to identify friend from foe
Similar markings were painted on Soviet Army tanks during the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 because the enemy had the same Russian-made vehicles
It comes as giant robots have appeared in the pro-Russian city of Donetsk, believed to be the work of a local artist, their intent is unclear but they do little to quell the foreboding which hangs over the region
US last night cancelled the deployment of two warships to the Black Sea which had been due to arrive to show support for Ukraine after Russian warships and landing craft were moved west from the Caspian
Russian troops have painted their assault vehicles with 'invasion stripes' as Vladimir Putin's force along the Ukrainian border has grown to 107,000 troops with 1,300 main battle tanks.
A Ukrainian government report, obtained by the Daily Mail, estimates the Kremlin will deploy up to 30,000 extra soldiers, accompanied by more tanks and rocket systems, in support of 80,000 Russian troops already awaiting orders to advance.
The figures are based on intelligence intercepts and satellite photographs as troops and equipment travel hundreds of miles across Russia to amass around its neighbour......'
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