Despite the fact that #RussiainvadedUkraine, the situation in a combat zone is taken by control of Ukrainian Army
— NSDC of Ukraine (@NSDC_ua) August 28, 2014
One-person demos are the only kind that don't need prior authorization in Russia:
The Soldier's Mothers Committe makes its presence felt:
“According to our expert analyses,” said Melnikova – and few organizations have better information than hers – “ there are over 10,000 Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine today."
Here is today's situation map of eastern Ukraine from the National Security and Defense Council:
Our Brussels correspondent has quoted a NATO military officer as saying the alliance believes "more than 1,000 Russian troops" are operating inside Ukraine.
"They are supporting separatists [and] fighting with them," the officer, who wished to remain anonymous, told reporters in Mons, Belgium.
He said it is conceivable that Moscow could create a land bridge to the Crimea Peninsula, which it annexed in March, via the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
From our news desk:
Western news agencies quote a NATO military officer as saying the alliance believes "more than 1,000 Russian troops" are operating inside Ukraine.
"They are supporting separatists [and] fighting with them," the officer, who wished to remain anonymous, told reporters in Mons, Belgium.
The announcement came hours after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Moscow of sending troops into Ukraine.
Poroshenko convened an emergency session of the country's National Security and Defense Council to discuss the "sharp deterioration" of the situation in the Donetsk region, including the town of Novoazovsk, which the council says has fallen to Russian troops.
Moscow has long denied arming the rebels or sending troops into Ukraine.
At a meeting in Vienna on August 28, Ukraine's OSCE envoy, Ihor Prokopchuk, accused Russia of launching a "direct invasion," while Russia's envoy, Andrei Kelin, denied Russian forces had crossed the Ukrainian border "at any point."