South Front has video of the train moving through the Ukranian countryside. What does the arrival of the train mean? SF explains:
"The launch of armored trains means that the southern Ukrainian region from Crimea to Mariupol has been completely secured by the Russian Armed Forces."
UPDATE 6:20 AM
RT has a more detailed and benign explanation for the train's presence:A Russian armored train has been spotted operating in Ukraine’s south amid the ongoing large-scale military operation launched by Moscow in the neighboring country. The old-school hardware was used to provide cover for foreign nationals, seeking to evacuate from Ukraine, Zvezda TV reported Tuesday.
The train escorted some 248 foreign nationals from Ukraine’s Kherson region into the town of Armyansk, located in the northernmost part of Russia’s Crimean Peninsula. Footage circulated by Zvezda shows the train includes a soft locomotive, an armored car, an open armored platform, as well as an anti-aircraft carriage with multiple AA-guns and other cars.
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Russian armored train spotted in Ukraine (VIDEOS) — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union March 8
Okay, but the train couldn't have been used for a humanitarian purpose if the region it passed through hadn't first been completely secured by the Russians.
See also:
Russian, DPR Forces Begin Mopping-Up In Mariupol South Front March 8
War In Ukraine Day 12: New Stage Of Russian Operations Begins (Videos 18+)South Front March 8
War In Ukraine Day 13: Mariupol Trap Closing. Eastern Front Next To Come South Front March 9
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