Russia Masterminding Ukraine Rebel Counteroffensive, NATO Says
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Russia has masterminded a counteroffensive by Ukrainian rebels, with well over 1,000 Russian troops operating inside Ukraine to man sophisticated weaponry and advise the separatists, according to NATO.
Rebel forces have opened a second front in southern Ukraine, forcing Ukraine’s army to divert some of its firepower, Brigadier General Nico Tak told reporters at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s military headquarters in Mons, Belgium. The second front along the northern edge of the Sea of Azov could also be a prelude to establishing a land corridor with Crimea, the NATO officer said.