Russia masses troops, heavy weaponry without insignia on border with Ukraine - Reuters

All the photos above were taken by a Reuters reporter in May, 23-26 in the Russian southern town of Matveyev Kurgan (Rostov region) which is close to the border with Ukraine.

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Russia’s army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters journalist reports. According to the news agency, many of the vehicles have number plates and identifying marks removed while many of the servicemen had taken insignia off their fatigues.

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