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Monday, May 18, 2026

The latest on the Ukraine-Russia border crisis: Live updates - CNN

Officials: Almost half of Russia's battle groups surrounding Ukraine now within about 31 miles of the border

Russia is continuing to build up its forces around the Ukrainian border, with up to nearly half of Moscow’s battle groups surrounding Ukraine now within 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) of the border, Western officials said Thursday.

Speaking during an intelligence briefing, the officials said that Russia retains “exceptional force” on Ukraine’s border and has the military mass in place to conduct an invasion of Ukraine, adding that of the 14 battlegroups believed to have been in transit toward the border earlier in...



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