The deaths of Russian troops in
peacetime will be covered by State secrecy provisions, President
Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Putin signed a decree banning information about the deaths
of Russian forces "during special operations".
The Kremlin has consistently denied sending regular troops
and armour to help rebels in eastern Ukraine.
But a new report from the US says Russia has been using
training camps near the border as "launching points of Russia's
war in Ukraine".
The study by the Atlantic Council, published on Thursday,
claims to have tracked Russian involvement in the conflict using
photographs, videos and satellite images posted online.
President Putin's move to ban information about peacetime
military deaths comes amid fears of a fresh offensive by
Russian-backed separatists
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