(Ukrainian News, Oleh Chernysh, 08/05/2014) The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) says that there are up to 45,000 Russian military men at the border with Ukraine, a spokesperson of the information center of the National Security and Defense Council Andrii Lysenko has told a briefing.
Besides, Russian army concentrated 160 tanks, 1,360 armored vehicles, 350 artillery systems, 130 guided multiple-launch rocket systems, 192 military planes and 137 helicopters.
Lysenko notes that Ukraine estimated the commencement of large-scale exercises with attraction of over 100 military jets by Russia as provocation.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Mykhailo Koval said that there are 33,000 Russian militaries and 160 tanks at the border with Ukraine.
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