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Russia detains 2 Ukrainian deserters across border:
Russian border guards say they have detained two Ukrainian soldiers who deserted from the Ukrainian armed forces and crossed the border into Russia.
Russian news agencies quoted the border guard service in the southern region of Rostov-on-Don on November 30 as saying the two men deserted because they were tired of fighting.
There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials on the announcement.
One of the soldiers was quoted as saying he had been called up to service in January 2015 and was sick of fighting. Another reportedly said he had been drafted into service by force.
If confirmed, the incident brings the number of Ukrainians soldiers crossing into Russia this month alone to three.
The conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in April 2014, pitting government forces against Russia-backed separatists.
The United Nations says at least 9,600 people have been killed, and tens of thousands forced to flee. (RIA Novosti, Interfax)
As Kyiv prepares Black Sea missile tests, Russia on high alert:
Ukraine is due to start two days of missile tests in its southern Kherson region, as Russia reportedly put its air-defense forces on high alert on the annexed Crimean Peninsula.
Ukrainian officials said the planned tests on December 1-2 were legal and would be conducted in line with international treaties and obligations.
"We will continue to strengthen the defense capability of our nation and continue missile tests and training," Ukrainian defense chief Oleksander Turchynov said ahead of the exercises.
Kyiv issued a warning earlier this week for aircraft to avoid the northern part of the Black Sea where the tests would be conducted.
Russian news agencies, meanwhile, quoted Defense Ministry officials in Moscow as saying land-based and ship-based air defenses in Crimea had been ordered on to higher alert.
The tests are a "new large-scale provocation" aimed at "escalating the conflict between Ukraine and Russia," Russia's Foreign Ministry said on November 30.
Home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Crimean Peninsula was annexed by Russia in March 2014, a move not recognized by nearly all United Nations member states.
The tests were a "new large-scale provocation" aimed at "escalating the conflict between Ukraine and Russia," a spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry said on November 30.
In September, Russia held large-scale war games across its entire southern military district, including, for the first time, Crimea. (Interfax, Reuters, TASS)