Border of Ukraine and Russia KIEV, 11 Jan Ukrainian border guards do not observe any movements of Russian equipment or troops near the border in connection with the announced military exercises, press secretary of the State Border Service of the country Andriy Demchenko said on Tuesday. About three thousand military personnel of the Western Military District (ZVO) have begun combat training at combined-arms training grounds in Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk regions, the press service of the Western Military District reported on Tuesday. 
In Ukraine, they were afraid of becoming a «purchase» of Russia «Border guards of Ukraine continue to serve intensively on the border with the Russian Federation. Near the border on the adjacent territory, we do not observe the movement of equipment or servicemen of the RF Armed Forces. At the same time, we take into account information in our operational and service activities, connected with military exercises in the Russian Federation, «- quoted by Demchenko, the agency» Ukrinform «. He also added that the situation on the border with Belarus is calm. «There are no changes that would significantly affect the state of border protection,» he added. denied accusations of «aggressive actions» by the West and Ukraine, claiming that she was not threatening anyone and was not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» were used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. sides of Russia at the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone.
