![]() Other developments include the emergence of pontoon bridges in areas where troops are positioned near the Dnieper River. Notably, the 4th Tank Division appears to have resumed its movement from Moscow to the Pogonovo training grounds south of Voronezh city after a lull in December and early January. While the flow of military equipment into Belarus from the Russian Eastern Military District continues, there has also been a resurgence in activity in Russia’s Smolensk and Voronezh oblasts, and to some extent Bryansk Oblast, northeast of Ukraine. The fighter jets appear to be deployed at Baranovichy air base in southern Belarus. Footage of these jets in Belarus appeared online as early as January 22. They claimed the fighter jets will be part of the Allied Resolve joint military exercise between Belarus and Russia. On January 27, Kremlin-owned media outlets announced that Russian SU-35S fighter jets were successfully deployed to Belarus. In addition, the 217th Airborne Regiment has arrived in Belarus, alongside Russian aviation assets. Instead, they appear to be congregating in temporary camps in open fields not far from Ukraine’s northern border. While Russia claims that the equipment is in Belarus for upcoming joint exercises, the units spotted in Gomel Oblast are nowhere near known training areas. The DFRLab has tracked military equipment arriving in Gomel and Brest oblasts, in southeastern and southwestern Belarus, respectively, as well as a resumption of equipment arriving near Russia’s border with northern Ukraine. Russian media spotlight anti-NATO politiciansįacebook ads push Kremlin narratives in Georgia More Russian equipment arrives along Ukraine’s northern border The military inspection that never happenedīaltic states targeted by inauthentic Twitter accounts Russian Duma member claims Ukrainian is a Russian dialect spoken in a artificially created nation Russian outlets claim Ukraine is preparing military offensive Russian narratives of “junk” weapons supplied by the West More Russian equipment arrives along Ukraine’s northern border With more than five years of experience monitoring the situation in Ukraine, as well as Russia’s use of propaganda and disinformation to undermine the United States, NATO, and the European Union, DFRLab’s global team presents the latest installment of the Russian Hybrid Threats Report. As the crisis in Europe over Ukraine heats up, the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) is keeping a close eye on Russia’s movements across the military, cyber, and information domains.
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