NATO sources confirmed Russian military invasion of Ukraine after a column of 32 tanks entered the country from Russia. (SKY)
NATO sources have confirmed the Russian military invasion of Ukraine after a column of 32 tanks entered the country from Russia.
Ukraine's military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said a convoy made up of 32 tanks, 16 howitzer cannons and 30 trucks of troops and equipment had crossed the border into the rebel-controlled Luhansk region.
"The deployment continues of military equipment and Russian mercenaries to the front lines," he said in a televised briefing.
The move comes the day after fighting with pro-Russian rebels killed five Ukrainian soldiers and injured 16, he added.
A Kremlin advisor said that Russia was committed to the two-month-old Minsk agreement on ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and wanted to build on peace talks.
Foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Russia respected the will of voters after a leadership election in eastern Ukraine seen as illegitimate in the west.
But he was careful to add that he had deliberately chosen the word "respect" rather than "recognize".
@rConflictNews I'm waiting for any kind of verification... I can verify things like artillery+ KamAZ ard. Donetsk and Luhansk. But not this.
— Conflict Reporter (@Conflict_Report) November 7, 2014
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