Seps massing 700 tanks in Donbass.

via Ukraine Times.

UNIAN: Ukraine's Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters says Russian-backed militants in eastern Ukraine have massed a force of 700 militant Russian tanks and 43,000 soldiers, of whom 9,000 are Russian servicemen, Ukraine's TSN news broadcaster reported.
Some experts expected an attack on May 9, celebrated as Victory Day in Russia and other former Soviet countries, but that day passed without much incident. However, the danger of possible active offensive operations is increasing, the ATO headquarters said.
Intelligence suggests that themilitants have restocked their weapon and ammunition supplies, and they are targeting the positions of the Ukrainian armed forces in order to improve their skills for the active phase of hostilities.

That is a division sized force if the reports are correct.

That's much bigger than I expected...and surprising.  IF these reports are correct then its obvious that Russia is resupplying the Rebels.  No way a force even half this large could survive in Ukraine without outside help.

But the size is what has my head spinning.  This is about to go into a full fledged conventional fight.  That will make this deadlier than ever.  Before it was outrageous with it just being a quasi-conventional fight dominated by artillery.  If it turns into a fully mechanized armored affair then the whole country will burn.