Over 1,000 Russian Soldiers Join Fight, NATO Says -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — NATO released photographs on Thursday that it said shows Russian artillery units operating in Ukraine, and asserted that more than 1,000 Russian soldiers had now joined the separatists fighting there against the Ukrainian armed forces.
“Over the past two weeks we have noted a significant escalation in both the level and sophistication of Russia’s military interference in Ukraine,” said Brig. Gen. Nico Tak of the Netherlands, a senior officer in NATO’s military command.
“The satellite images released today provide additional evidence that Russian combat soldiers, equipped with heavy weapons, are operating inside Ukraine’s sovereign territory,” he said in a statement.
General Tak told reporters that “well over” 1,000 Russian soldiers were now operating in Ukraine and that the Russian military was actively involved in the fighting.
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* The U.S. And NATO are claiming that 1,000 Russian military personnel are now in Ukraine ....
Russia has 'well over 1,000 troops' in Ukraine, Nato warns -- CNBC/Financial Times
U.S. official says 1,000 Russian troops have entered Ukraine -- CNN
* Ukrainian separatist leaders are claiming 3,000 to 4,000 Russian "volunteers" are in Ukraine ....
Only Russian volunteers fighting with anti-Kiev forces - Donetsk Republic leader -- RT
Separatist Leader Says Thousands of Russians Have Fought in Ukraine -- New York Times
Ukraine rebel leader reportedly admits thousands of Russians fighting with separatists -- FOX News
* The Ukraine government is claiming 15,000 Russian soldiers are now in Ukraine ....
Ukraine Leader Accuses Russia as ‘15,000 Russian Soldiers Join Separatists' -- Newsweek/Reuters
15,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine: Russian NGO claims massive deployment of Russian troops -- Ukraine Today
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