Ukraine’s defense minister Stepan Poltorak says Kyiv’s forces are redeploying in preparation for a possible new offensive by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Poltorak told a government meeting Wednesday that the rebels have received reinforcements, and said his main task is “to prepare for military action.” There has been recent sporadic violence in eastern Ukraine despite a September 5 cease-fire agreement between Kyiv and the separatsits.
NATO says it has observed columns of Russian military equipment including tanks, artillery and combat troops entering eastern Ukraine in the past two days.
On Tuesday, the NATO commander U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove said at …read more
Source: Voice of America
