Russia has amassed 70% of forces needed to invade Ukraine: US officials

Russia has ​mustered about 70 percent of the military power it will likely need to launch an attack on neighboring Ukraine, US officials said.

Russia has ​mustered about 70 percent of the military power it will likely need to launch an attack on neighboring Ukraine, an invasion that would result in thousands of civilian casualties and a massive refugee crisis in Europe, US officials said.

Officials say while the size and scale of a possible attack are unclear, a number of indicators suggest a window of opportunity beginning mid-month.Alexei NikolskyTASS via Getty Images While the ​officials did not suggest the use of nuclear weapons in an invasion, the exercises – most likely involving the test-launching of unarmed long-range missiles on Russia soil – could be staged to send a message to the West about intervening in any conflict. ​Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP

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