Ukraine Today: Freed Ukrainian soldiers confirm they were captured by Russian paratroopers (VIDEO)
The personal accounts, although unverified, match with confirmed reports of Russian troops inside Ukraine from the regions of Pskov and Kostroma. In late August, Ukrainian troops captured a group of Russian paratroopers from Kostroma, 20 kilometers inside Ukraine’s territory. The soldiers claimed they had crossed the border by accident during a training exercise.
The Kremlin continues to deny that the Russian army is fighting in Ukraine; however, released Ukrainian soldiers say they have been captured by Russian paratroopers on Ukrainian territory.