{"id":5476,"date":"2021-12-23T22:12:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T22:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/23\/russian-military-buildup\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:18:11","slug":"russian-military-buildup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/photo-galleries\/2021\/12\/23\/russian-military-buildup\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian military buildup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7669\" height=\"5650\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3195\" data-id=\"3195\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01_before-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_07oct2021_wv3.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01_before-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_07oct2021_wv3.jpg.jpg 7669w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01_before-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_07oct2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=300,221 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01_before-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_07oct2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=768,566 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01_before-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_07oct2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,754 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01_before-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_07oct2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1132 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01_before-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_07oct2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1509 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7669px) 100vw, 7669px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Russian garrison that recently housed a motor transport unit near Bakhchysarai, Crimea, Oct. 7, 2021. (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7669\" height=\"5650\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3236\" data-id=\"3236\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_overview-of-new-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_13dec2021_wv3.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_overview-of-new-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_13dec2021_wv3.jpg.jpg 7669w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_overview-of-new-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_13dec2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=300,221 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_overview-of-new-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_13dec2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=768,566 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_overview-of-new-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_13dec2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,754 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_overview-of-new-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_13dec2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1132 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_overview-of-new-brigade_bakhchysarai_crimea_ukraine_13dec2021_wv3.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1509 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7669px) 100vw, 7669px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Russian brigade-level unit arrived in a Russian garrison that recently housed a motor transport unit near Bakhchysarai, Crimea, Dec. 13, 2021. (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8625\" height=\"5550\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3281\" data-id=\"3281\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-opuk-training-area_crimea_26nov2021_wv1.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-opuk-training-area_crimea_26nov2021_wv1.jpg.jpg 8625w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-opuk-training-area_crimea_26nov2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-opuk-training-area_crimea_26nov2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,494 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-opuk-training-area_crimea_26nov2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,659 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-opuk-training-area_crimea_26nov2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,988 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-opuk-training-area_crimea_26nov2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1318 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8625px) 100vw, 8625px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Troops and equipment are deployed to Opuk Training Area, Crimea, Nov. 26, 2021. Units include several battle groups with tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery, and support equipment. (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8013\" height=\"5682\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3298\" data-id=\"3298\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overview-of-battle-group-deployment_opuk-training-area_22dec2021_ge1.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overview-of-battle-group-deployment_opuk-training-area_22dec2021_ge1.jpg.jpg 8013w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overview-of-battle-group-deployment_opuk-training-area_22dec2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,213 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overview-of-battle-group-deployment_opuk-training-area_22dec2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,545 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overview-of-battle-group-deployment_opuk-training-area_22dec2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,726 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overview-of-battle-group-deployment_opuk-training-area_22dec2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1089 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overview-of-battle-group-deployment_opuk-training-area_22dec2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1452 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8013px) 100vw, 8013px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Troops and equipment are deployed to Opuk Training Area, Crimea, Dec. 22, 2021. Units include several battle groups with tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery, and support equipment. (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8094\" height=\"5650\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3318\" data-id=\"3318\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-ground-forces-equipment_yelnya-russia_9nov2021_ge1.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-ground-forces-equipment_yelnya-russia_9nov2021_ge1.jpg.jpg 8094w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-ground-forces-equipment_yelnya-russia_9nov2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-ground-forces-equipment_yelnya-russia_9nov2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,536 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-ground-forces-equipment_yelnya-russia_9nov2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,715 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-ground-forces-equipment_yelnya-russia_9nov2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1072 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05_overview-of-ground-forces-equipment_yelnya-russia_9nov2021_ge1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1430 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8094px) 100vw, 8094px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Elements of the 41st Combined Arms Army, including hundreds of tanks, self-propelled artillery and other military equipment are deployed in a training area located near Yelnya, Russia, approximately 160 miles north of the Russia \u2013 Ukraine border, Nov. 9, 2021. (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8525\" height=\"5625\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3331\" data-id=\"3331\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg 8525w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,507 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,676 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1013 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1351 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8525px) 100vw, 8525px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Several Russian battle groups, including tanks, APC, artillery and a long-range multiple rocket unit is deployed in Pogonovo Training Area near Voronezh, Russia, Dec. 21, 2021. (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"9813\" height=\"5407\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3339\" data-id=\"3339\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03_closer-view-of-2nd-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03_closer-view-of-2nd-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg 9813w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03_closer-view-of-2nd-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,165 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03_closer-view-of-2nd-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,423 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03_closer-view-of-2nd-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,564 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03_closer-view-of-2nd-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,846 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03_closer-view-of-2nd-battle-group-deployment_pogonovo-training-area_voronezh-russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1128 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 9813px) 100vw, 9813px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Several Russian battle groups, including tanks, APC, artillery and a long-range multiple rocket unit is deployed in Pogonovo Training Area near Voronezh, Russia, Dec. 21, 2021. (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8238\" height=\"5594\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3355\" data-id=\"3355\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_kursk-training-area_russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_kursk-training-area_russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg 8238w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_kursk-training-area_russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_kursk-training-area_russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,522 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_kursk-training-area_russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,695 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_kursk-training-area_russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1043 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06_closer-view-of-battle-group-deployment_kursk-training-area_russia_21dec2021_wv1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1391 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8238px) 100vw, 8238px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A recently deployed battle group has been identified in a training area to the east of Kursk, Russia, Dec. 21, 2021. 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