Moscow denies having 9,000 troops on the ground as Ukrainian artillery attacks claim civilian livesMoscow and Kiev again traded mutual accusations of warmongering on Wednesday, as fighting and heavy shelling continued on the ground in east Ukraine and residential areas continued to come under fire.Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, told the World Economic Forum in Davos there were currently more than 9,000 Russian soldiers on the ground in east Ukraine, and said it was up to Moscow to end the conflict, which has so far cost at least 4,800 lives. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
