Russia pulls most troops from Ukraine border, Pentagon says

Russia pulls most troops from Ukraine border, Pentagon says But we also know that there are still thousands of Russian troops still there that have not yet moved," Hagel said. May 29, 2014: A Pro-Russian militia member guards next to an APC and... More

Russia pulls most troops from Ukraine border, Pentagon says But we also know that there are still thousands of Russian troops still there that have not yet moved," Hagel said. May 29, 2014: A Pro-Russian militia member guards next to an APC and anti-aircraft gun, outside the administrational building in Donetsk, Ukraine.AP A Pentagon spokesman says a majority of pro-Russian forces are pulling back from the Ukrainian border and returning to their home bases, a withdrawal that the U.S. The OSCE's teams are in Ukraine to monitor the security situation following the violence between pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian forces. A senior defense official traveling with Defense Secretary Hagel told The Washington Post that approximately seven Russian battalions remain of those that were deployed to the east and south of Ukraine, amounting to a couple of thousand troops. Ukraine's acting defense minister said Friday that Ukrainian forces would continue their military offensive against rebels Less