One of two Russian servicemen Ukraine says it captured while fighting with separatists in eastern Ukraine admitted on a video circulating on Monday that he had been part of a Russian special forces spying mission.
Moscow, which has acknowledged in the past that Russian national “volunteers” might be fighting for the separatists, repeated its denial that any regular Russian troops were involved in the campaign which has cost over 6,100 lives.
The wounded soldier, who identified himself as a sergeant in the ‘spetsnaz’ from the central Russian city of Togliatti, said he was part of a 14-member group operating near the big …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail