Kyiv Says Russian Tanks, Troops Cross Into Ukraine
A Ukrainian military spokesman says 32 tanks and other heavy weapons, as well as soldiers, entered the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk from Russia on November 6.
Andriy Lysenko said on November 7 that along with the tanks, 16 howitzer artillery systems, and 30 trucks carrying ammunition and troops had also entered Ukraine.
He said another column of trucks and three mobile radar stations had crossed from Russia into Ukraine at a nearby border point.
Lysenko added that five Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and at least 16 other troops wounded in fighting in the past 24 hours.