In the US are not surprised that Ukrainian forces captured near Lugansk 2 Russian Residents, said Commissioner of the state Department, Jeff Rathke.
"This seizure is not surprising. We have repeatedly said that the citizens of Russia and the separatists are working together, conduct exercises and obey a single command. So This grip only heightens our concern, "he said, reports" news Agency ".
before Tuesday two citizens of Russia, captured and wounded near the city Happiness of the Luhansk region, assured commissioners international non-governmental organization Amnesty international, which satisfied the conditions in the Central military hospital in Kiev. Remember, Sunday is the day the media announced the arrest in the village, the Happiness of the military, who called himself a Russian contract soldiers serving in the special forces. However, later the same day 1st Deputy commander of people's militia LNR Sergey Kozlov said that in reality the Kiev military won captured 2 soldiers of the people's militia of the Luhansk national Republic. Later, on the first day of the week the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said that in his country all the same as if he were caught " two Russian officers ". According to the General staff of Ukraine, first they were moved to Kramatorsk, and currently under treatment in Kiev. Before that, the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that in the Donbass no Russian military, and the question of verification of the information on detention of like commandos should be addressed not to the Kremlin, and in the Ministry of defence. In the Ministry of war for his part, has told that the detainees in Ukraine, the militia are former Russian military. In the Russian defense Ministry asked them to stop the torture and release of two former soldiers. Moscow has stated many times that it is not involved in the events in southeastern Ukraine, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis. In the capital of Russia emphasize that all the charges against her are unproven.

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