text: Russia-NATO SITREP: RUSSIAN LIVE-FIRE, TRAFFIC JAMS, LEAVING KAZAKHSTAN, SEPARATISTS MOBILIZE IN UKRAINERussian military units near Ukraine are conducting live-fire training exercises. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, roughly 3000 troops “will complete the maneuvers by conducting a training battle with a live firing stage during which… BMP-2 armoured vehicles and T-72B3 tanks will show their joint action skills and hit targets imitating the adversary’s vehicles and soldiers at ranges up to 1,200 metres.” Notably, the Ukrainians possess hundreds of anti-tank FGM-148 Javelin missiles, which feature an effective range of 2,500 to 4,000 meters.In the Eastern Military District, along Russia’s Trans-Siberian and Baikal-Amur railway, residents are complaining of increased military convoys and rail movements. Locals are posting videos on social media of long delays as military vehicles and support convoys block traffic. Videos show elements of the 5th, 29th, 35th, and 36th Combined Arms Armies heading west, but their ultimate destination is unknown. Should large-scale combat operations begin in Western Russia or Ukraine, these units could arrive on the battlefield within a week. Forward staging of these units with no announced military exercises points to Russia’s quiet wartime preparations