Hiding in Plain Sight. Putin's War in Ukraine

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By Maksymilian Czuperski, John Herbst, Eliot Higgins, Alina Polyakova, and Damon Wilson. — Atlantic Council, Washington, Dc (usa). May 2015. 40 p. This Atlantic Council report, Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin’s War in Ukraine, collects and brings to light the facts that the Kremlin is trying to keep in the dark. It exposes the breadth and depth of Russian military involvement in Ukraine’s east. All the information in this report is publicly accessible—clear evidence of Mr. Putin’s war is literally hiding in plain sight. In the twenty-first century, secret wars can only be fought for so long. It is time for this one to end.Table of contents. foreword. Executive Summary. Background: A kremlin-Made War. Russian Denial of Facts. Using Digital Forensics to Expose Russia’s War in Ukraine. A steady Flow of Arms and Military Equipment from Russia to Eastern Ukraine. Border Camps: Preparing for Combat. Russian Troops in Ukraine. Cargo 200: Hiding Russia’s Dead. Cross-Border Shelling. Policy Recommendations. Casebook. 1. Russian Military Equipment in Use in Ukraine. 2. Russian Training Camps on Ukraine’s Border. 3. Russian Soldiers in Ukraine. 4. Russian Cross-Border Artillery Attacks on Ukraine. Appendix.