UNIAN - Russia has massed about 54,000 troops on its outskirt with Ukraine, as per the delegate head of against terrorist operation, Colonel Sergiy Galushko, the ATO press office covered its page on Facebook on Friday.

Ukraine's military representative says Russia keeps on focusing troops on outskirt with Ukraine and in involved Donetsk and Luhansk areas

"Right now, Russia keeps on conveying a gathering of troops in close region to outskirt and in the possessed domain of Ukraine, comprising of 45 legion strategic gatherings, 17 organization strategic gatherings, with an aggregate number of servicemen surpassing 54,000 individuals, with all weapons and hardware" the announcement peruses.

Likewise, 15 unit strategic gatherings and six organization strategic gatherings are working inside of the domain of Ukraine, as per Galushko.