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The defense Ministry said how many troops and equipment Russia concentrated on border with Ukraine

Such data MOU announced at the meeting of the Commission Ukraine-NATO.

Russia has concentrated near the border of Ukraine more than 18 thousand soldiers and a large number of military equipment.

This was stated by first Deputy defense Minister Ivan Rusnak during the meeting of the Interparliamentary Council Ukraine-NATO in Kiev.

“On the territory of the Russian Federation close to Ukraine’s border today deployed units of the Russian Armed forces consisting of over 18 thousand soldiers, about 1 370 tanks and armored vehicles, 300 artillery systems and multiple rocket launchers, about 700 combat aircraft and helicopters, 24 combat ships,” he said.

Until the end of 2018 in the Russian General staff plan to expand the 20-th and 8-th army of the Voronezh and Rostov regions, he added.

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