At least four tactical groups of Russian army operating in Ukraine

Monday, September 1, 2014 - 15:42 (EEST) Section: NSDC

At least 1,600 servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces from four battalion tactical groups are engaged in military operations on Ukrainian territory.
National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported.
“At least four battalion tactical groups of the Russian Armed Forces are operating in Ukraine in the area of Novosvitlivka-Novohannivka-Krasne, Starobesheve-Novokaterynivka, Kumachove-Pobeda, and near Shcherbak-Markyne,” Lysenko said.
He added that a battalion task force was a formation of about 400 people, reinforced by artillery and air defense systems.