Rotation of Russian troops reported in eastern Ukraine

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 15:56 (EEST) Section: Latest news

Russian troops are holding a rotation on the Ukrainian-Russian border.
Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Tuesday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported.
“The redeployment of Russian troops is reported on the Ukrainian-Russian border. There is a rotation of units, some of which left Ukrainian territory, but other units entered instead of them,” he said.
In addition, Lysenko said, the Russian side continues training militants in military camps on its territory.
At the same time, he said, in the past 24 hours no clashes were reported between units of the Ukrainian State Border Service and illegal armed formations and units of the Russian Armed Forces.