Russia maintains about 250-300 troops in eastern Ukraine to train, advise and equip rebel forces who guarded elections over the weekend to solidify their separation from the central government in Kyiv, Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove said on Nov. 3.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Military.com: There are 300 Russian troops in eastern Ukraine training pro-Moscow rebels, says US general
Militants of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic walk on Nov. 4, 2014 next to the main theater before the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected leader, Alexander Zakharchenko, in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
