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Russia has massed tens of thousands of troops on its borders with Ukraine, and Western states fear Moscow is planning a new assault on a country it invaded in 2014. Let us take a look at some of the images on how the region, Military personnel, civilians get prepared amid the fear of war:
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A Ukrainian serviceman carries an NLAW anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don’t expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on its ex-Soviet neighbor. (AP Photo)
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People take part in a military exercise for civilians conducted by veterans of the Ukrainian National Guard Azov battalion, amid threat of Russian invasion, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Reuters Photo)
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A Ukrainian service member holds a next generation light anti-tank weapon (NLAW), supplied by Britain, during drills at Ukraine’s International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv, in the Lviv region, Ukraine. (Reuters Photo)
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Valentyna Konstantynovska, 79 years-old, holds a weapon during a basic combat training for civilians, organized by the Special Forces Unit Azov, of Ukraine’s National Guard, in Mariupol, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo)
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A service member walks past tanks of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during military exercises outside Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters Photo)
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Siauliai: In this photo provided by Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense, Lithuania’s servicemen load Stinger anti-aircraft systems, and body armor vests into military cargo plane, as part of the Lithuania’s security assistance to Ukraine at the Siauliai airbase, some 230 km (144 miles) east of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. US State Department had allowed Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send US-made weaponry to Ukraine, including Lithuania’s anti-tank Stinger missiles. (AP Photo)
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People take part in a military exercise for civilians conducted by veterans of the Ukrainian National Guard Azov battalion, amid threat of Russian invasion, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Reuters Photo)
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Satellite image shows the troops and equipment in Rechitsa, Belarus, north of the border with Ukraine. (AP Photo)
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Ukrainians attend a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, during a protest against the potential escalation of the tension between Russia and Ukraine. (AP Photo)
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