While none of the tanks bore any Russian markings, it seems the ready-made meals seen near one of the tanks carried markings which reveal that they were issued by the Russian army.
As clarified by a rebel commander, there is no Russian equipment arriving and they are making use of whatever machinery the Ukrainian forces have abandoned.
Of course, such claims of using only confiscated Ukrainian equipment are quite common but the top rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko has himself admitted that Russia was supplying equipment and fighters. Russia continues to reject all such insinuations and that has been hotly dismissed by the West.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has indicated that in spite of Moscow's hollow denials, Russian troops and equipment have illegally crossed the border. This is a blatant violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and defies all diplomatic efforts for a peaceful solution.
NATO has revealed that there are at least 1,000 Russian troops in Ukraine and has also made public satellite photos of Russian self-propelled artillery units moving in Ukraine.
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