Russia continues to transfer troops and engineering equipment to Ukraine, according to the analytical service of the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT).

It is noted that in one of the videos, filmed on March 17 in Rostov-on-Don, a train with tanks is visible, which, according to the Russian Railways (Russian Railways) database, follows from Primorsky Krai. Another video, filmed north of the city on March 18, shows a train of trucks and armored personnel carriers..

In addition, many REM-KL and MTP-A2 military tow trucks were seen in the Irkutsk region, which may be needed for abandoned or broken equipment..

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The intensity of the transfer, according to CIT, is now lower than shortly before the start of the war. It is assumed that Russia may have up to 40 unused battalion tactical groups (more than 20 thousand people).

“Of course, there are legitimate questions about the training and combat qualities of these units,” the CIT emphasizes..

Conflict Intelligence Team is an association of Russian opposition bloggers that emerged in 2014. Investigates the circumstances of armed conflicts through open sources such as Bellingcat and InformNapalm. In order to be able to continue covering the war in Ukraine, at the beginning of March 2022, the CIT team was evacuated from Russia.

It should be noted that during the 25 days of the war in Ukraine, the Russian army lost more than 14 thousand soldiers..