Russia Beefs Up Forces Near Finland’s Border

The riders could have five to 10 minutes to storm Ukrainian trenches and attack, often outnumbering those inside.”

Pavlo Narozhnyi, a Ukrainian military expert, said

They now make up 20 to 25 per cent of Russian assaults. It is hard for Ukraine to sustain such relentless attacks,

added Mr Narozhnyi, who is also founder of Reactive Post, a non-profit that supports Ukraine’s artillery brigades

While they now have fewer armoured vehicles as well as have no restriction in melting their manpower, the motorbikes are just the thing for the job,

he added

The increase of military force in our nearby areas will happen after the fighting in Ukraine quiets down,

said Janne Kuusela, the defense policy director at the Finnish Ministry of Defense

We’ll be talking about so much higher troop levels,

said Brig

Michael Kofmaninternational Peace senior fellow

The Russian military has undergone a significant force expansion,

said Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington

They are expanding their brigades into divisions, which means that the units near our borders will grow significantly — by thousands,

said Emil Kastehelmi, an analyst with the Black Bird Group, a Finnish organization that analyses the military developments in the north and in Ukraine