The Pentagon expressed concern about the concentration of Russian troops near Ukraine 
clarity about Moscow's intentions. This was stated by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, RIA Novosti reports.
He specified that Moscow is moving troops within the country's borders and called on Russia to clarify its intentions.
On November 2, the American edition of Politico published satellite images, which allegedly depict the deployment of the Russian military “on the border with Ukraine.” However, these frames depict the area of the city of Yelnya in the Smolensk region – which does not have a common border with Ukraine and only borders with Belarus.
Nevertheless, according to the publication, the units, including the “elite 1st Guards Tank army “, moved to the Yelnya region at the end of September from places of permanent deployment in other regions of Russia.
A few days earlier, The Washington Post issued similar statements.