Human rights group Amnesty International has released a collection of images revealing Russian military buildups inside eastern Ukraine, which, the group said, was evidence that Russia was committing war crimes in Ukraine.
The satellite images show installments of Russian armor and artillery within Ukrainian borders.
“Our evidence shows that Russia is fueling the conflict,” stated Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary general, “both through direct 
interference and by supporting the separatists in the East. Russia must stop the steady flow of weapons and other support to an insurgent force heavily implicated in gross human rights violations.”
The images show new artillery positions established just inside the Ukrainian border between August 13 and 29. 
The images also show other Russian military installments, including support vehicles, suspected bunkers and armored amphibious vehicles.
“These satellite images, coupled with reports of Russian troops captured inside Ukraine and eyewitness accounts of Russian troops and military vehicles rolling across the border, leave no doubt that this is now an international armed conflict,” said Shetty.
Shetty criticized both Ukraine and Russia for their recent actions. “All sides in this conflict have shown disregard for 
civilian lives and are blatantly violating their international obligations,” said Shetty.
Amnesty International has workers on the ground in Ukraine, who have interviewed eyewitnesses to the fighting in many locations. Amnesty has documented war crimes committed there, including indiscriminate shelling, abductions, torture and killings.
Although Amnesty and many other groups and governments have long ago concluded that the Russian government is waging an undeclared war in Ukraine, Moscow has continued to deny involvement.
By Day Blakely Donaldson