Russia assembling reserve forces near Ukraine for future offensive, says British intelligence

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July 9 (Reuters) - Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, British military intelligence said on Saturday.
A large proportion of the new Russian infantry units are probably deploying with MT-LB armoured vehicles taken from long-term storage as their primary transport, Britain's Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular bulletin.

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Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard

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