Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least 200 may have died in combat there, according to rights groups.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Agence France-Presse: Thousands of Russian soldiers sent to Ukraine, say rights groups
Pro-Russian fighters rests ontop on a T-64 tank in Starobesheve, southeast of Donetsk, on Aug. 31, 2014.
