Reuters EXCLUSIVE: Army autos together with tanks, APCs seen on outskirts of Donetsk

A Reuters witness noticed columns of navy autos together with tanks and APCs early on Tuesday (February 22) on the outskirts of Donetsk, the capital of one in all two breakaway areas of jap Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised them as impartial states.

No insignia had been seen, however the look of the autos got here hours after Putin signed friendship treaties with the 2 separatist areas and ordered Russian troops to deploy on what Moscow known as a peacekeeping operation.

Reuters reporters in Donetsk had not seen tanks on the streets in earlier days.