NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said That the Russian Federation continues to be significant support for militias in Eastern Ukraine in recent months has put them more than 1 thousand units of heavy equipment.

The Russian defense Ministry reported many times That does not supply the militia military equipment, ammunition and other assistance. Statements of Kiev on the issue in the Ministry of war called "absolute nonsense" that " defies criticism." And the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said That the Statements about the presence of Russian troops in the Donbass unproven - no one until now could not present concrete evidence, despite repeated accusations.

"What we saw is That In the past a number of months, Russia has supplied the separatists more than 1000 pieces of heavy equipment," said NATO Secretary General in the interview to the Ukrainian edition.

The head of the Commonwealth stated That intelligence and open sources confirm That the Russian Federation provides substantial support to the militias, grave and supplies of modern military equipment, including air-defense systems, artillery, tanks and controls, as well As conducting training.

According to Stoltenberg, Russian forces also have in Eastern Ukraine and along the Ukrainian-Russian border.

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