Washington – U.S. Says Russia Sends Tanks, Rocket Launchers Into Ukraine

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    FILE - Russian army officers walk at a train station next to Ukrainian tanks ready to depart from Crimea to Ukraine in the settlement of Gvardeiskoye near the Crimean city of Simferopol March 31, 2014. Washington – Russia has sent tanks, heavy weapons and rocket launchers to Ukraine in recent days in support of separatists in the east of the country, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.

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    “We assess that separatists in eastern Ukraine have acquired heavy weapons and military equipment from Russia, including Russian tanks and multiple rocket launchers,” spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement.

    Harf told a briefing earlier that a convoy of three T-64 tanks, several MB-21 “or Grad” multiple rocket launchers and other military vehicles had crossed from Russia into Ukraine in the last three days.

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    Longwave
    Longwave
    11 years ago

    Another failed policy of Kerry. He has no experience playing with the big boys, just like his boss.