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The Russian defence ministry’s trumpeted announcement that some of the forces that have been encircling Ukraine will “head for their garrisons” has been met with widespread scepticism.
A group of open source intelligence analysts who reply on public domain information, including satellite imagery and a large supply of on-the-ground videos to document troop movements – are unconvinced.
We have not seen any sign of de-escalation on the ground … We see the opposite.
