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"We also regret the order to deploy Russian troops into eastern Ukraine, reportedly on a peacekeeping mission," says United Nations Under-Secretary-General Under-Secretary-General for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo. "These developments follow the decision to order a mass evacuation of civilian residents of Donetsk and Lugansk into the Russian Federation. We are concerned by the escalating shelling across the contact line." SOUNDBITE
NATO is stepping up chemical and nuclear defences for it forces in eastern Europe in the face of fears over Russia's war on Ukraine, says alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
Video published by the Russian Defence Ministry shows military trucks being transported by railway. According to the ministry, military units with troops and equipment from the Eastern district are being transferred to Belarus to participate in "ongoing activities". IMAGES
The United States is aware of Russia's announcement that it will withdraw troops from its border with Ukraine and now awaits Moscow to actually do so, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price says. "We've heard words," Price says during a news briefing in Washington. "I think what we'll be looking for is action." SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama says Russian forces continue to operate in eastern Ukraine and that world's major powers stand ready to impose tougher sanctions if needed. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Pro-Russian rebels hold World War Two memorial at the destroyed monument to Soviet soldiers in Savur-Mohyla in eastern Ukraine. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.