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卫星图像揭示了莫斯科如何加强其在芬兰边境的军事存在——这与普京发动乌克兰战争前拍摄的俄罗斯军事基地照片令人毛骨悚然地如出一辙。
分析人士称,莫斯科正在建设部队宿舍、飞机部署基础设施,并翻新主要军事基地的旧设施,这表明其正寻求加强其在边境地区的能力。
这些由瑞典广播公司SVT从Planet Labs获得的照片显示,俄罗斯境内四个地点——卡缅卡、彼得罗扎沃茨克、北莫尔斯克-2和奥列尼亚——都有军事活动。
卡缅卡距离芬兰边境约35英里,此前未经开发。据说,自2月份以来,这里已经搭建了130多个军用帐篷,可容纳约2000名士兵。
当时,克里姆林宫官员以“军事技术应对措施”的模糊威胁回击了芬兰和瑞典最近加入北约的举动,而现在看来,这些措施正在顺利进行中。
瑞典国防部长迈克尔·克莱松说,“当我们申请加入北约时,俄罗斯就表示将采取此类措施。我们现在看到这种情况正在发生。”
2021年11月,美国官员对卫星图像显示俄罗斯军队在乌克兰边境集结表示担忧——克里姆林宫驳斥了这一说法,认为其毫无根据。不到四个月后,普京就对乌克兰发动了全面战争。
莫斯科指责北约是一个侵略者,而不是一个防御联盟,并一再发誓要不惜一切代价自卫,包括使用GPS干扰和其他方法。
Satellite images have revealed how Moscow is bulking up its military presence on the Finnish border – in a chilling echo of pictures taken of Russian bases before Putin launched his war in Ukraine.
Moscow is building troop accommodation, aircraft deployment infrastructure and refurbishing old facilities at key military bases, analysts have said, in a sign it is seeking to reinforce its capabilities in the border region.
The pictures, which were obtained by Swedish broadcaster SVT from Planet Labs, suggest there has been activity at four locations inside Russia – Kamenka, Petrozavodsk, Severomorsk-2, and Olenya.
In Kamenka, which is around 35 miles from the Finnish border and was previously undeveloped, more than 130 military tents capable of housing some 2,000 troops are said to have been set up since February.
Kremlin officials hit back at Finland and Sweden‘s recent accession to NATO at the time with a vague threat of ‘military-technical response measures’ – which now appear to be well underway.
‘When we applied for NATO membership, Russia said it would take such steps. We are now seeing that happen,’ Sweden’s Chief of Defence Michael Claesson said.
In November 2021, US officials expressed concern over satellite images showing Russian troops massing on the border with Ukraine – a claim the Kremlin dismissed as unfounded. Less than four months later, Putin launched his full-scale war on Ukraine.
Moscow has accused NATO of acting as an aggressor rather than a defensive alliance, and has repeatedly vowed to defend itself by any means, using GPS jamming and other methods.