– Russian Artillery Units Are Firing at Ukrainian Soldiers, NATO Says (TIME, Aug 22, 2014):
The move marks an escalation in a conflict over a region embroiled in war between Ukraine’s central government and pro-Russian separatists
Artillery units being operated by Russian soldiers have crossed into Ukraine and are firing on Ukrainian forces, Western officials said Friday, in an apparent escalation of the ongoing conflict along the border.
“We have seen the use of Russian artillery in Ukraine in the past days,” U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters Friday, calling it part of “a pattern whereby we’ve seen firing from within Russia into Ukraine, and we’ve seen a disturbing movement of Russian artillery and military equipment into Ukraine as well.”
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