Poroshenko: Combat readiness raised amid escalation in Donbas

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are put on higher alert in the wake of escalation in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview with the country’s major TV channels on Sunday.

The president also stressed that some IDs confirming the attackers’ Russian citizenship were found among terrorists’ belongings that were left behind.

"We have dramatically increased the level of combat readiness and [taken] the steps that the Ukrainian army will use for defense," said Poroshenko.

He noted that the meetings with the OSCE SMM will be held on Sunday and Monday, to report intelligence data on locations where the militants store heavy military equipment and artillery they had had failed to withdraw from the contact line.
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15/11/15
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