Defence ministry source claims captured soldiers seen on video were on a border patrol and had strayed into Ukraine by mistakeSources in Moscow have admitted that men captured inside Ukraine are indeed serving Russian soldiers, but said they crossed the border “by mistake”. The admission comes as President Vladimir Putin is due to land in Minsk for talks with his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday afternoon.Videos were released by Ukrainian authorities of interrogations of prisoners, who said they were serving Russian army officers. One said he had not been told exactly where they were going, but had an idea he was …read more
Source: The Guardian
