A group of private intelligence analysts using commercial satellite images and other evidence has put together a graphic illustration of the Russian military buildup on NATO’s Eastern flank, a threat that has most of Europe scrambling to bolster its defences. Photo taken by bystanders of Iskander intermediate-range ballistic missiles on a highway 19 kilometres from the Polish border during a Russian military exercise in Kaliningrad last year. The photo was obtained by a group of private analysts documenting Russian military buildup in Eastern Europe. A storage facility for what a group of private military analysts say are Russian SS-27s, nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles. The satellite image was part of a presentation by a group of private analysts documenting Russian military buildup near the borders of NATO countries.

Source: National Post January 10, 2026 11:56 UTC