Ukraine claims Russian tanks enter southeast; Russia says it plans 2nd aid convoy
KYIV, Ukraine – A Ukrainian official says a column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles has crossed into the country in the far southeast, away from where most of the intense fighting has been taking place.
Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security Council, told reporters the column of 10 tanks, two armoured vehicles and two trucks crossed the border near Shcherbak after the nearby city of Novoazovsk was shelled during the night from Russia.
The reported incursion and shelling could indicate an attempt to move on Mariupol, a major port on the Azov Sea, an arm of the Black Sea.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday he had no information about the column.
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