Ukraine says Russia tried to kill captured Russian soldiers


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on Monday that Russia had tried to kill the two Russian servicemen Kiev says it has captured in east Ukraine.

"Russian officers tried to kill their own people as soon as they understood they were caught by the Ukrainian military," Klimkin told reporters in Brussels after trade talks, declining to give details.

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