Ukrainian Member of Parliament and former Minister of Defence General Oleksandr Kuzmuk reported that some 900 militants equipped with heavy armoured vehicles broke from Russia into Ukraine through an area that was defended only by 100 border guards.
Ukraina parlamendiliige ja endine kaitseminister kindral Oleksandr Kuzmuk teatas, et umbes 900 raske soomustehnikaga varustatud võitlejat tungis Venemaalt Ukrainasse, piirkonnas, mida kaitses 100 Ukraina piirivalvurit.