The United States says 40% of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border are under attack

More than 40% of Russian troops are on the border Ukraine Are in a state of attack and Moscow An instability campaign has begun, a U.S. defense official said Friday.

WashingtonIt estimates that Russia has mobilized 150,000 soldiers There has been significant movement to the Ukrainian border since Wednesday, an official, who did not want to be named, said.

“40 to 50% (troops) are under attack. They have been holding tactical meetings for the last 48 hours,” the source told reporters.

The meeting points are near the border, where military units are concentrated to carry out attacks.

Moscow has amassed 125 tactical units on the Ukrainian border, up from 60 in normal times. They reached 80 in February.

Growing clashes between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces in the Donbass region of southeastern Ukraine and the fiery declarations of officials in Russia and the Donbass show that the “unstable campaign has begun.”

You To us They have been insisting for weeks that Russia is preparing an excuse to invade its pro-Western neighbor. Russia categorically denies the allegations and demands a guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO.

In 2014, Russia occupied the area CrimeaIn Ukraine, with the support of like-minded separatists.