MONS, Belgium, Aug 28 (Reuters) – NATO believes well over 1,000 Russian troops are operating inside Ukraine, a NATO military officer said on Thursday.
The officer, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, referred to the Russian actions as “incursions” rather than an invasion.
“We assess well over 1,000 Russian troops are now operating inside Ukraine,” he said at NATO’s military headquarters in southern Belgium. “They are supporting separatists (and) fighting with them.”
Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of bringing troops into the southeast of the country in support of pro-Moscow separatist rebels.
The NATO officer showed reporters a satellite picture, dated Aug. 23, of …read more
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