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A column of nearly 100 APCs is heading towards the village of Telmanove in Donetsk Oblast from the territory of Russian Federation, the anti-terrorist operation's press center reported.

“We received data about a movement of a vehicle column numbering 100 units [tanks, APCs, Grad rocket launchers, and infantry carriers, through Starobesheve-Telmanove in the direction to the village of Telmanove. There are identification signs on the vehicles: circles or triangles of white color,” the ATO press center wrote on its page in Facebook on Aug. 27 morning.

Moreover, on the exit from the village of Peremoha a battalion tactical group headquarters of the Armed Forces of Russia has been deployed. Five APCs and one KamAZ with troops has entered Amvrosiyivka.

It was also reported that a column consisting of 6 Grad multiple rocket launchers, 8 KamAZ heavy trucks and two Ural military trucks with troops is advancing from the territory of Russia through Dibrovka in the direction to the village of Dmytrivka.

However, over the day Russia continued transferring military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces from areas bordering Ukraine, first of all, to Rostov region, the press center said. There was a reduction seen in the military presence of Russia’s armed units in the Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh and Bryansk border areas.