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KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia — NATO and Ukraine said Russian military vehicles did cross into Ukraine during the night and the Ukrainian president said most of them were destroyed by his troops.
A statement on President Petro Poroshenko’s website said that he and British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke by telephone about the reports from some Western journalists that Russian APCs were seen crossing into Ukraine near the point where a Russian aid convoy was parked.
“The president informed that the given information was trustworthy and confirmed because the majority of the machines had been eliminated by Ukrainian artillery at night,” the statement said.
Poroshenko did not include any proof for his statement.
NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance had observed a Russian “incursion” into Ukraine.
“What we have seen last night is the continuation of what we have seen for some time,” he said during a visit to Copenhagen.
Britain said it summoned Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko to clarify the reports of the Russian military invasion.
AP Photo/Pavel GolovkinAn aid convoy is parked in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. The Ukrainian government threatened to use all means available to block the convoy if the Red Cross was not allowed to inspect the cargo.
Following reports that Ukrainian forces had engaged with Russia forces inside Ukraine, markets sold off heavily. Germany’s DAX, for example, which had been trading over 1 percent higher, ended the day 1.4 percent lower. The benchmark price of oil was up over $1 to $96.70 per barrel.
“Traders will be anxiously scanning their newsfeeds for any sign of a Russian response over the coming hours,” said Chris Beauchamp, market analyst at IG.
Earlier, Russia let Ukrainian officials inspect an aid convoy while it was still on Russian soil Friday and agreed that the Red Cross can distribute the goods in Ukraine’s rebel-held city of Luhansk. The twin moves aimed to dispel Ukrainian fears that the operation was a ruse to get military help to the pro-Russian separatists.
Ukraine says it has attacked, destroyed part of armed convoy from Russia | National Post
Devasting and humiliating of aggressor Russia
A statement on President Petro Poroshenko’s website said that he and British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke by telephone about the reports from some Western journalists that Russian APCs were seen crossing into Ukraine near the point where a Russian aid convoy was parked.
“The president informed that the given information was trustworthy and confirmed because the majority of the machines had been eliminated by Ukrainian artillery at night,” the statement said.
Poroshenko did not include any proof for his statement.
NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance had observed a Russian “incursion” into Ukraine.
“What we have seen last night is the continuation of what we have seen for some time,” he said during a visit to Copenhagen.
Britain said it summoned Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko to clarify the reports of the Russian military invasion.
AP Photo/Pavel GolovkinAn aid convoy is parked in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. The Ukrainian government threatened to use all means available to block the convoy if the Red Cross was not allowed to inspect the cargo.
Following reports that Ukrainian forces had engaged with Russia forces inside Ukraine, markets sold off heavily. Germany’s DAX, for example, which had been trading over 1 percent higher, ended the day 1.4 percent lower. The benchmark price of oil was up over $1 to $96.70 per barrel.
“Traders will be anxiously scanning their newsfeeds for any sign of a Russian response over the coming hours,” said Chris Beauchamp, market analyst at IG.
Earlier, Russia let Ukrainian officials inspect an aid convoy while it was still on Russian soil Friday and agreed that the Red Cross can distribute the goods in Ukraine’s rebel-held city of Luhansk. The twin moves aimed to dispel Ukrainian fears that the operation was a ruse to get military help to the pro-Russian separatists.
Ukraine says it has attacked, destroyed part of armed convoy from Russia | National Post
Devasting and humiliating of aggressor Russia