13:15 04.11.2014

Russia moves Iskander missile systems to border with Ukraine – Tymchuk

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Russia moves Iskander missile systems to border with Ukraine – Tymchuk

Russia has moved Iskander tactical missile systems to the border with Ukraine, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has said.

"The arrival of six Iskander tactical missile units has been sighted in the border zone of the Russian Federation, opposite Ukraine's Donetsk region," he wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

In addition, according to the group, in Russia's border areas, opposite the northern districts of Luhansk region, the personnel of the FSB border troops have been placed on a higher degree of combat readiness.

"The forces and means of Russian-terrorist troops are still being moved to the area of Alchevsk, Stakhanov and Pervomaisk. Armored vehicles arrived from Russia for the Prizrak (Ghost) mechanized brigade (commander – Oleksiy Mozgovy). Conventional artillery is arriving through the settlement of Krasnodon," he said.

He also said that Russian air defense units were being deployed in the area from Yenakiyeve to Makiyivka. In particular, the deployment of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems has been recorded in the area of Shakhtarsk. However, the work of the systems' radars has not been recorded.

Tymchuk also said that in Makiyivka weapons and military vehicles had been arriving from Russia, disguised as military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, painted matte green, with two parallel white stripes. The numbers of the vehicles have been painted over, he said.

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