Thursday, June 14, 2018

Russian navy put on high alert off Ukraine coast: sources

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian naval forces in the Black Sea region have been put on heightened alert to discourage Ukraine from trying to disrupt the soccer World Cup, which got underway in Russia on Thursday, sources close to the Russian military said.

Russian officials say they believe Ukraine is building up its military presence in the area as a “provocation” during the tournament.

Reuters has not been able to independently verify that there is a Ukrainian build-up, and there was no confirmation of that from officials in Kiev.

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