Ukraine downplays destruction of Russian convoy

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Ukraine downplays destruction of Russian convoy

By Anton Troianovski,

By Andrey Ostroukh,

Last Updated: 7:27 pm ET  AUG 16, 2014

Ukraine and Russia on Saturday appeared to be seeking to avoid a broader confrontation in the wake of Kyivs claim that it had destroyed most of a Russian military convoy that entered its territory, as the European Union intensified its efforts to bring the two countries to the negotiating table.

Andriy Lysenko, the Ukrainian governments security spokesman, said Saturday that Ukrainian artillery had destroyed most of a Russian column of military vehicles that entered the country earlier in the week. But he described the episode as a commonplace incident, refused to release further details and gave no indication that it marked the start of a more direct military engagement between Russia and Ukraine.

An expanded version of this report appears at WSJ.com.

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