Simonovic: there is "evidence" of military presence of Russia in the Donbass
Elizabeth Isakov. The UN assistant Secretary General Ivan Simonovic said in Geneva at a press conference on the first day of the week, that the evidence of the military presence of Russia in Ukraine continue to arrive.
"For us it is Clear that an increasing number of evidences about the participation of military personnel in armed actions in the territory of Ukraine ", - he said, responding to a request to talk about what confirmation is, at the UN about the fact that in Ukraine are Russian troops.
Simonovic for example told about communication workers of an observer mission with 2 soldiers that were caught in the middle of may and accused the Ukrainian authorities in terrorism. Without going into details of the conversation and did not specify whether they are applicable Russian soldiers.
Simonovic did not answer the question Last news about whether the monitoring mission of the proof that the detainees in mid-may, Ukraine soldiers are active military Russian military power, having referred to secrecy of the investigation and the private nature of the conversation observers of detainees.
With his own hand the head of the monitoring mission of the OHCHR UN in Ukraine Armen Harutyunyan added that "very hard to prove that the military and in truth belong to the current Russian army," for this reason, the mission speaks of " the Russian citizens fighting in Ukraine ".
Simonovic added, " the report stated on suspicion of lawlessness on both sides, which are able to be regarded as a war iniquity." In the case of violations from the militants of the mission has its written confirmation, including confirmation of holding fast to extrajudicial executions. While on the violations from the Ukrainian military there are only " version, which is currently emitted ". At the same time simonovi? noticed that all war crimes they have the opportunity to be recognized only if those they deem the court.
Kiev believes that Russia is interfering in Ukraine is a party to the conflict in the Donbas. Russia denies it and calls such accusations are unacceptable. Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to domestic conflict and is not privy to the events in the South-East, is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis.
in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Kremlin has stated many times that the Russian military in Ukraine there is no one until now could not present concrete evidence, despite repeated accusations.
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