MOSCOW (Reuters) - About 8,500 Russian troops are taking part in military exercises near the border with Ukraine involving artillery and multiple rocket launchers, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
A statement on the ministry's website confirmed that the exercises had begun at bases in the Southern Military District but did not say how long they would last.
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