By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth
KYIV/MOSCOW, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine was hit by a massive cyberattack on Friday warning its citizens to “expect the worst”, and Russia, which has massed more than 100,000 troops on its neighbour’s frontier, released television pictures of more forces deploying in a drill.
The developments came after no breakthrough was reached at meetings between Russia and Western states, which fear Moscow could launch a new attack on a country it invaded in 2014.
“The drumbeat of war is sounding loud,” said a senior U.S. diplomat.
Russia denies plans to attack Ukraine but says it could take unspecified military action unless demands are met, including a promise by the NATO alliance never to admit Kyiv.
Russia said troops in its far east would practice deploying to far-away military sites for exercises as part of an inspection. Defence Ministry footage released by RIA news agency showed numerous armoured vehicles and other military hardware being loaded onto trains in the Eastern Military District.
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