Russia rotating its soldiers and equipment in Ukraine

Friday, November 28, 2014 - 17:24 (EET) Section: Latest news

More military equipment is coming to Donbas from Russia, whereas Russian Armed Forces servicemen are being rotated in Ukraine.
National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported.
“The situation in the anti-terrorist operation zone remains tense. Heavy weapons are still being moved to Ukraine, and Russian Armed Forces servicemen are being rotated,” Lysenko said.
He added that in order to protect the life and health of the civilian population from terrorist provocations, Ukrainian artillery forces had performed 29 fire strikes over the past 24 hours.