Russia assembling reserve forces near Ukraine for future offensive, says British intelligence

(Reuters) – Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, British military intelligence said on Saturday.

A large proportion of the new Russian infantry units are probably deploying with MT-LB armoured vehicles taken from long-term storage as their primary transport, Britain’s Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular bulletin.

(Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)