US: Russia puts air defense system in eastern Ukraine – BBC Russian

• 23 April 2015

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According to the Washington power DNR and LC are increasingly complex military training with the participation of Russian instructors

The United States accused Russia of creating a defense system on the territory of the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republic” in eastern Ukraine.

“The Russian troops and separatist forces continue to violate the conditions peace agreements signed in mid-February in Minsk, “- said State Department spokesman Mary Harf.

According to Harf, the Russian military are preparing armed supporters of the DNI and the LC, in particular – are trained to use them drones.

The Ukrainian authorities and Western countries accuse Russian authorities in the provision of military assistance to the self-proclaimed supporters of the DNI and the LC and in direct military involvement in the conflict in the Donbass. Moscow denies the charges.

“The Russian military brought additional air defense system in eastern Ukraine and deployed some of them close to the front line,” – said a spokesman for the State Department.

“We are seeing the highest concentration of Russian air defense systems in eastern Ukraine in August last year, “- she said.

” There is no doubt the participation of Russia “

Mary Harf said also that – contrary to the Minsk Agreement – “Russian troops and separatist forces” not taken all the artillery and rocket launchers from the buffer zone and “all the more complex nature of military training,” which are force DNI and LC, “leaves no doubt as to the participation of Russia “.

“Russia will create the highest concentration of its troops on the border since October 2014,” – Harf said Mary

Washington also announced concentration of Russian troops on the border with the Donbas.

“Russia has continued to maintain a high level of military presence on the border [with Ukraine ], and now sends more troops. This will lead to the fact that Russia will create the highest concentration of its troops on the border since October 2014, “- said Harf.

Earlier this week, Ukraine arrived around 300 US Marines – to participate in joint exercises with Ukrainian soldiers of the National Guard.

A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that the move “does not promote the settlement of the conflict”.

According to UN estimates that since April last year in eastern Ukraine, the fighting has killed more than 6,000 people.

In recent weeks, the OSCE observers have regularly reported on ceasefire violations – from both the Ukrainian army and by armed supporters DNR and LC.