Ukraine’s military intelligence has announced that a Russian serviceman in east Ukraine has given himself up and shared information about the pro-Russian forces in the region.
Ukrainian forces have been fighting armed separatist groups in its eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions (known collectively as Donbas) since 2014. Ukraine and its partners in NATO have repeatedly pointed to examples of Russian personnel and military kit leading the so-called separatist push, however, Russia has denied its forces are in Ukraine in any official capacity. As a result, Russia does not see itself as a force involved in the conflict.
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Source: Newsweek
