Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has warned that there are 9,000 Russian troops in the rebel-controlled area of eastern Ukraine and warned the country must be on alert for a large-scale attack.
Poroshenko made the comment to parliament Thursday, saying there exists a “colossal” threat of major new attacks.
He spoke a day after a major battle flared outside a main separatist stronghold in eastern Ukraine.
Each side blamed the other for Wednesday’s violence, which Ukrainian officials say began near Donetsk when about 1,000 pro-Russian rebel fighters, backed by artillery and tanks, launched a pre-dawn attack just west of the city.
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Source: Voice of America
