this, say they believe it s because they want to have overwhelming power to support this peacekeeping mission in here, and maybe to carry it a lot further. what kind of power are we talking about? things like the full-back bomber, capable of firing bunker-busting missiles in from across the border without even getting into ukrainian airspace. things, like the short-range ballistic missile system. there are 36 of these just beyond the border, according to ukraine. range, appro310 miles, that s a half the distance across the country again without even crossing the border if they want to. and then, of course, they would have the tanks they normally send in be their troops, their artillery all over the place. and then, beyond that, they might even have a very active role to be played out here by the black sea fleet and then other troops moving in from this area. in the end, one of the concerns that military strategists have for the west is that, if they move into this area, russia will not
to a blaring national anthem. for the u.s. and its allies, this is yet another unilateral russian violation of ukrainian sovereignty to be punished. matthew chance, cnn, kyiv. so what will a russian invasion into ukraine look like, a full within? cnn s tom foreman looks at how the russian military could use its superior firepower. reporter: ukraine is only about the size of texas, so why would russia need so much force to go after this small area down here? why would they have filled the region with so many different troops? military experts who have looked at this say they believe it s because they want to have overwhelming power to support this peacekeeping mission in here and maybe to carry it a lot further. what kind of power are we talking about? things like the fullback bomber, capable of firing bunker-busting missiles in from across the