: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukraine: Russian Forces Tightening Grip on East


Ukrainian security officials on Friday said Russian forces have tightened their control on territory in eastern Ukraine after crossing the border to support separatist rebels.

Meanwhile, a new United Nations report documents serious human rights abuses committed by both sides in the conflict.

Ukrainian national security spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters in Kyiv Friday that Russian troops are collaborating with the rebels to strengthen their hold on Novoazovsk, a key Ukrainian town near the border with Russia.

Russian forces are patrolling its streets with members of the main separatist authority, the Donetsk People’s Republic, checking the registration of civilian cars and detaining those …read more

Source: Voice of America

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