Ukraine’s president urged calm amid intensified warnings of a possible Russian invasion.
Some airlines canceled flights to the Ukrainian capital and troops unloaded fresh shipments of weapons from NATO members Sunday, as the nation’s president sought to project confidence in the face of U.S. warnings of possible invasion within days by a growing number of Russian forces.
The U.S. updated its estimate for how many Russian forces were now staged near Ukraine’s borders to more than 130,000, up from the 100,000 the U.S. has cited publicly in previous weeks. A U.S. official gave the estimate, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the administration’s conclusion. A military cargo aircraft carrying U.S.-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and ammunition from NATO member Lithuania landed Sunday, bolstering the country’s defenses against any attack by air.
“You should always be ready for everything, and then you will have nothing to be afraid of,” she said. The Russians have deployed missile, air, naval and special operations forces, as well as supplies to sustain an invasion. Last week, Russia moved six amphibious assault ships into the Black Sea, augmenting its capability to land on the coast.
And Ukraine’s air traffic safety agency Ukraerorukh issued a statement declaring airspace over the Black Sea to be a “zone of potential danger” and recommended that planes avoid flying over the sea Monday through Saturday.
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