A special train carrying approximately 700-800 Russian Armed Forces personnel passed through Smolensk station and arrived at Vitebsk station in Belarus on the night of January 6-7, 2023.
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A train with 15 passenger carriages carrying 700-800 Russian soldiers arrived in Vitebsk on the night of January 6-7, repeating a similar movement from the previous night.
A train with 15 passenger cars carrying Russian soldiers arrived in Viciebsk, Belarus.
At least 1,400-1,600 Russian military personnel were transferred to Viciebsk in the last two days.
A special echelon with 700-800 Russian soldiers passed through Smolensk and arrived at Vitebsk railway station in Belarus on the night of January 7.
A similar echelon carrying about 700-800 Russian soldiers arrived at Vitebsk on the night of January 6, totaling at least 1,400 troops moved to Vitebsk in two days.
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