Kremlin says Ukraine border raiders' use of Western-made military hardware part of pattern

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was no secret that the Ukrainian armed forces were receiving more and more equipment from the West. The Russian military said on Tuesday it had routed militants who attacked a Russian border region with armoured vehicles the previous day, killing more than 70 "Ukrainian nationalists" and pushing the remainder back into Ukraine.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that reports that pro-Ukrainian fighters who crossed into Russia earlier this week had used Western-made military hardware were consistent with the West's growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was no secret that the Ukrainian armed forces were receiving more and more equipment from the West.

The Russian military said on Tuesday it had routed militants who attacked a Russian border region with armoured vehicles the previous day, killing more than 70 "Ukrainian nationalists" and pushing the remainder back into Ukraine. Images of some of the destroyed vehicles broadcast on Russian state media showed U.S.-made military hardware.