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battalion tactical group (The latest US intelligence assessments place more than 50 so-called "Battalion Tactical Groups" deployed on and around the Ukraine border with six more in transit on the way. These groups, which can typically include as many as 900 personnel each, are highly diversified and fairly self-sufficient combat units with a combination of troops, artillery, anti-tank weapons, reconnaissance and engineering units. BTGs, as they're known, played a leading role in Russian military activity in Ukraine in 2014. (CNN) • The plans involve extensive movement of 100 battalion tactical groups with an estimated 175,000 personnel, along with armor, artillery and equipment. • The number of battalion tactical groups has swelled to approximately 120-125. A battalion tactical group usually comprises 1,000 troops. • While Ukrainian assessments have said Russia has approximately 94,000 troops near the border, the U.S. map puts the number at 70,000 – but it predicts a buildup to as many as 175,000 and describes extensive movement of battalion tactical groups to and from the border "to obfuscate intentions and to create uncertainty."  washingtonpost.com Alex_Odeychuk); battalion task group (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk); battalion tactical team |
