MAP: Social networks overflow with images of Russian military equipment moving towards Ukraine – updated

By Alya Shandra

Reports of a military column consisting of 150 armored vehicles and 1200 individuals entering Luhansk, Ukraine,  have been confirmed by ATO commander in Luhansk Oblast Ihor Boronchenko on August 19. Social network accounts allow tracking the paths by which Russian military equipment in the direction of Ukraine. Various twitter users, namely @galandecZP and @stabilizec have been monitoring VK users posting photos of military convoys passing through their towns. Coming from as far as Tula (Tula Oblast, Russia), Saratov, and Roshchinskiy (Samara Oblast, Russia), the equipment in the last days has been spotted the most on the M4 highway and in Rostov. Military equipment movement has also been noticed in Crimea. The equipment itself comes in a multitude of varieties, from covered military trucks to Grads, Buks, and tanks. Some equipment has been registered having crossed the Ukrainian border, for example, in Izvaryne, Luhansk Oblast: https://twitter.com/forest_brother/status/500169720293621760 On August 19, a 300-piece military convoy has been noticed in Samarskoye (Rostov Oblast, Russia): https://twitter.com/galandecZP/status/501811738250342400 Saratov (Saratov Oblast, Russia) is a major crossing point for military equipment: https://twitter.com/galandecZP/status/501448526795378688 Military equipment coming in from Abkhazia: https://twitter.com/galandecZP/status/503262321566035968 Standing in line at the Kerch ferry: https://twitter.com/galandecZP/status/503236106088091648 Equipment is coming from as far as Samara Oblast, Russia (Roshchinskiy): Weaponry is being amassed in Belarus (near Minsk): https://twitter.com/galandecZP/status/503614116049985536 And also at the North-Eastern borders of Ukraine: https://twitter.com/galandecZP/status/503560499964178433