MOSCOW - A Russian general said on Dec. 10 a small Russian military mission in eastern Ukraine is there at the invitation of Kyiv and is assisting the OSCE security group in efforts to bring the warring sides closer to a peace deal, RIA news agency reported.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Russia says small military mission is in east Ukraine at Kyiv’s request
People survey damage their flats on Dec. 9, 2014 after it was destroyed by shelling the night before in the Kuibishevskiy district of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is controlled by pro-Russian rebels.