Russia is building up military aviation forces at the Lipetsk-2 airfield, subordinate to the RF Ministry of Defense. This is evidenced by satellite images, which are at the disposal of "

It is noted that in the Lipetsk region there are more than 30 military aircraft. The airfield itself is actively used by Russia for military purposes.. In particular, as reported in the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the invaders attack Ukrainian cities from it in an easterly direction..

According to a satellite image from April 11, Russian military aircraft are located in two parking lots at once. According to the Schemes journalists, the photographs show six heavy multipurpose highly maneuverable Su-27 fighters, 14 Su-30 or Su-34 fighter-bombers, ten Su-24 bombers and four more unidentified aircraft.. At the same time, in the picture of March 27, there were half as many aircraft on this part of the airfield, the sides occupied only one parking lot. With the help of military experts, 10 Su-27 fighters and 6 Su-25 fighters were identified.. On the second part of the airfield, according to a satellite image dated March 27, there were no planes at all.

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The Lipetsk-2 airfield is one of the airfields actively used by the Russian army in the war against Ukraine. From the Lipetsk region, military equipment used to move during the offensive of the Russian Federation in the direction of Kharkov. According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this airfield is used for an attack on the east and north-east of Ukraine..

“They are pulling equipment to airfields like Lipetsk-2 to reduce the flight range.. From this airfield, they bomb every day in an easterly direction, for example, in the direction of the city of Izyum,"

Where exactly the military planes were moved to Lipetsk-2 is not exactly known, but the probable previous location of these fighters and bombers could be the airfields of Belarus.

" It should be noted that they significantly moved forces from Belarus. There were air raids on Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr... Now they almost never appear there,"

Currently, the Lipetsk region is included in the list of those where civil airports have stopped working. This was reported on the official website of the Lipetsk airport.

These are mainly areas bordering or located near the borders with Ukraine.. Such restrictions have been extended until at least April 19.

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Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that Russia had almost completed preparations for an offensive operation in eastern Ukraine and could begin active hostilities in the near future..

British intelligence confirmed that escalation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions is possible within two to three weeks.