Amerika Serikat (AS) mengonfirmasi bahwa pihaknya telah mengamati Rusia memindahkan pasokan darah ke perbatasannya dengan Ukraina.
Presiden AS Joe Biden mengatakan itu menunjukkan bahwa Vladimir Putin berniat berperang, meski Menteri Luar Negeri Ukraina masih bersikeras tidak ada serangan kecil apapun ke negaranya.
"Rusia telah memindahkan pasokan darah dan peralatan medis ke posisinya di perbatasan mereka," kata Biden, berbicara dari Gedung Putih sebagaimana dilansir Daily Mail pada Rabu (23/2/2022).
“Anda tidak membutuhkan darah kecuali jika Anda berencana untuk memulai perang,” tegasnya.
Diyakini ada 100.000-190.000 tentara Rusia di sekitar Ukraina. Pada Selasa (22/2/2022) konvoi militer besar yang terdiri lebih dari 100 truk militer dengan tentara juga dilaporkan terlihat menuju perbatasan Ukraina.
Foto satelit menunjukkan pembangunan rumah sakit lapangan di Belgorod, Rusia - 50 mil dari kota Kharkiv di Ukraina.
Situs itu sudah menunjukkan bukti pasukan dan peralatan.
Gambar satelit lain menunjukkan area perumahan untuk pasukan dan rumah sakit lapangan di pangkalan udara Zyabrovka di Belarus.
Lebih banyak tenda pasukan dan rumah sakit lapangan telah dipasang di Novoozernoye, Krimea.
Pentagon sebelumnya telah mengakui penyebaran 'dukungan medis' sebagai bagian dari pembangunan Rusia.
The United States (US) confirmed that it had observed Russia moving blood supplies to its border with Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden said it showed that Vladimir Putin was intent on war, although Ukraine's foreign minister still insisted there was no small attack on his country.
"Russia has moved blood supplies and medical equipment to its position on their border," Biden said, speaking from the White House as reported by the Daily Mail on Wednesday (23/2/2022).
"You don't need blood unless you plan to start a war," he stressed.
It is believed there are 100,000-190,000 Russian troops around Ukraine. On Tuesday (22/2/2022) a large military convoy consisting of more than 100 military trucks with soldiers was also reportedly seen heading towards the Ukrainian border.
Satellite photo shows the construction of a field hospital in Belgorod, Russia - 50 miles from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
The site already shows evidence of troops and equipment.
Another satellite image shows a residential area for troops and a field hospital at the Zyabrovka air base in Belarus.
More troop tents and a field hospital have been installed in Novoozernoye, Crimea.
The Pentagon has previously acknowledged the deployment of 'medical support' as part of Russia's development.