Russia is building up troops near the state border of Ukraine in the north, east and south.

This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Ruslan Khomchak during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada.

As of March 30, 28 battalion tactical groups of the enemy are located along the Russian-Ukrainian border and in the occupied territories of Donbass and Crimea..

The Ukrainian command expects that Russia will soon gather up to 25 more battalion tactical groups near the Ukrainian border and in Crimea, which, together with the available deployed forces and assets close to the state border of Ukraine, poses a threat to the military security of the state..

Since the occupation of Crimea in 2014, Russia has increased its military presence on the peninsula to 32.7 thousand. military personnel.

in the occupied Donbass, 14 regiments of the Russian army, consisting of 28 thousand soldiers, are deployed. They are supervised by career officers of the Russian Federation. These regiments operate with the support of Russian regular troops..

In the east of Ukraine there is also an apparatus of military advisers and instructors, consisting of 2 thousand people.. They train scouts.

In the Rostov region of Russia, up to 12 battalion tactical groups are additionally kept with a readiness period of 1-2 days, which makes it possible to quickly respond to possible actions of the Ukrainian army.

Since the beginning of the year, about 19 thousand. tons of fuel, 335 tons of ammunition, 35 cars, 3 tanks, multiple launch rocket systems and special equipment.