The Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom has released a chart depicting how Russia intends to invade Ukraine ‘without warning.’
In a rare move, UK military chiefs disclosed seven major places where Russia forces could storm the country under ‘phase one’ in a visual diagram.
‘Phase two,’ on the other hand, depicts the second stage of their ground assault plans.
According to the British military, troops may enter Ukraine through Russia, Belarus, or Crimea, then travel to Odessa or Vinnytsia.
UK military officials said on Thursday night, February 17:
“Russia retains a significant military presence that can conduct an invasion without further warning.”
Their map “demonstrates President Putin’s possible axis of invasion”, the spokesman said.
“He still can choose to prevent conflict and preserve peace,” they added.
Vladimir Putin has insisted its tank units are withdrawing from the border and he wants diplomacy but senior NATO military sources say Russian troops are still advancing.
They say there have been sightings of additional armoured vehicles, helicopters and a field hospital moving towards Ukraine’s borders.
The assessment is based on secret intelligence from MI6, the CIA, spy-planes, satellites and secret agents.
UK Prime minister Boris Johnson on a visit to an RAF base in Lincolnshire, said:
“Today, as I’m sure you’ve already picked up, a kindergarten was shelled in what we are taking to be – well, we know – was a false flag operation designed to discredit the Ukrainians, designed to create a pretext, a spurious provocation for Russian action.
“There is still time to avoid a catastrophe, a catastrophe for Russia, a catastrophe for Ukraine and for the world,” he said, warning of a “bloody and protracted” conflict for both sides if Russia invaded.