Western military officials are sounding new alarms over the increasing amount of heavy and sophisticated weaponry ending up in the hands of Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine.
Onlookers scramble, trying to capture the roar of rockets in amateur video posted on the Internet.
NATO officials say the video is part of a growing stream of evidence of Russian escalation and that it shows a Russian Grad rocket launcher aiming at targets inside Ukraine.
At the Pentagon, spokesman Colonel Steve Warren:
“It’s a buildup that involves heavy weapons and sophisticated weaponry… Specifically we’ve seen armor, we’ve seen artillery,” said Warren.
He says it’s vastly …read more
Source: Voice of America
