Expert: Russian diversionists ordered to retreat from Sloviansk

This statement was made by Dmitry Tymchuk from Ukraine's Center for Military and Political Studies. According to Tymchuk, the Russian militants in Sloviansk received the order. Nothing has been reported about the other cities. Ukrainian security forces are blocking Sloviansk, aming to capture the Russians, Tymchuk claimed.

Russia has not officially confirmed that its soldiers are acting in eastern Ukraine. But Ukraine authoirities claim that they have identified the armed militants active in Donetsk region as the soldiers from Russian airborn regiment #45 and military special operations GRU brigade #2 of the Russian Armed Forces.   

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