Russia restarted a massive military buildup along its Ukrainian border yesterday. The cause of the crash of a Malaysian Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine is currently unknown. But the tragedy occurred at time when tensions along the border had been increasing. The Pentagon estimates that Russia has placed between 10,000 and 12,000 soldiers along its border with war-torn eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. There were only around 1,000 Russian troops along the border as of a few weeks ago. The size of the Russian operation along the border raises suspicions that Moscow is providing further aid to the pro-Moscow separatists …read more
Source: Business Insider
