Report highlighting extent of Kremlin’s involvement in conflict claims scale of continuing involvement is putting strains on Russian militaryLarge-scale intervention in eastern Ukraine by regular Russian troops began last August, reaching a peak of 10,000 in December, and Moscow has been struggling to maintain operations on such a scale and intensity, according to a report.The report, by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), claims small teams of reconnaissance and Spetsnaz special operations units crossed the border earlier, in mid-July after Ukrainian government forces had won a series of battles and had pushed pro-Moscow separatists out of territory they had previously …read more
Source: The Guardian
