Terrifying Satellite Images Show Russian Army at Finland's Border

[red dog 1]

The-Express.com
May 16, 2025


Satellite images show an increase in Russia's military activity near the country's border with Finland -- which experts say could signal the Kremlin's intention to beef up troops on NATO's eastern flank.

The pictures, which are from Planet Labs PBC, show an increased accommodation, aircraft deployment and infrastructure construction at four military bases near Finland.

"If the Russians follow their current plans, there can be tens of thousands (of) new soldiers near the borders of Norway, Finland and the Baltic countries in the coming years," Emil Kastehelmi, a Finnish military expert analyst said.

A spokesperson for the Finnish defense forces, however, told Newsweek that they "won't comment or speculate on operative observations."

More:
https://the-express.com/news/world-news/171911/russia-finland-border-satellite-nato-ww3






NOTE: the-express.com is the U.S. version of The Daily Express, a conservative UK publication.

[SorellaLaBefana]

1. Read the article. Was going to recommend. However

I've never heard of this entity before. My long-time goto media evaluation site ( https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive ) does not list it.

The link does show up on the Daily Mail and the Hindustan Times. I cannot find it on any of the wire services.

It *may* well be true (certainly *could* be). However, it is supper time and don't currently have time to try further to confirm this—so holding off on "recommend"

[red dog 1]

2. the-express.com is the U.S. version of the Daily Express (UK)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Express

[sl8]

4. And not particularly reliable:

They're somewhat prone to printing conspiracy theories and failing fact checks

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/daily-express/

[...]

Bias Rating: RIGHT (6.3)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (5.5)
Country: United Kingdom
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 1900, The Daily Express is a daily conservative national tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom. The paper is published by Northern & Shell, and the current editor is Gary Jones.

Funded by / Ownership

The Daily Express is owned by Reach plc (formerly known as Trinity Mirror), a British newspaper, magazine, and digital publisher. Subscriptions, newsstand sales, and advertising generate revenue.

Analysis / Bias

The Daily Express is a British right-wing tabloid newspaper that routinely utilizes sensational headlines such as this: NATO TERRIFIED: Trump may ‘seriously undermine’ alliance in Putin meeting – world on ALERT. Articles are typically written by journalists or correspondents and are reasonably sourced to credible information. However, like many tabloids, the Daily Express also publishes conspiracy and pseudoscience articles such as these: ‘Portal OPENS’ above New Jersey with some fearing it’s a sign of PLANET X and Could this strange corpse be the world’s first proof aliens have visited Earth?

[...]

[red dog 1]

5. Thanks for that

I think the quote from the Finnish military analyst is accurate, as is the Newsweek quote from the spokesperson for the Finnish defense forces.

As far as I can see, the article itself contains no untruths; however, the last part of the title of the article relating to WW3 might be an exaggeration, so I'll edit that out.

[sl8]

6. It might very well be true.

These tabloids often print accurate information and sometimes before the more reputable and thorough publications. The problem with that is that they're also wrong much more often than the more reputable publications.

Also, they print stuff like the NJ space portal and possible alien corpses, which makes it hard to take them seriously.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. I think Putin has his hands full but thinks sabre-rattling is cheap. . . . nt