Russian troops did not violate the Ukrainian border during their military drills on Thursday, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are ready to repel aggression, Acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Koval has said.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready to repel any aggression. They
[the Russian troops] have not violated the borders. Yesterday, there
were some maneuvers near the state border – we took the appropriate
steps in response,” Koval said in Kyiv on Friday.
The minister said that during the maneuvers, the Russian troops
approached the state border of Ukraine to within a distance of one
kilometer, and aviation flights were conducted.
