The Ukrainian officials and the West have long accused Russia of supplying weapons to eastern Ukrainian militants and also deploying soldiers in Donbas.
12,000 Russian troops, including ‘military advisers, weapons operators,’ and also combat soldiers have been helping the insurgents, US Army Europe Commander Ben Hodges has told the media back in March, according to Ukraine Today.
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