SBU Chairman Hrytsak: four to six thousand Russian servicemen deployed in Ukraine

Head of Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak stated that 4,000-6,000 Russian career soldiers were deployed in Ukraine. However he did not specify the number of detained Russian military.

Censor.NET reports citing Interfax-Ukraine.

"The number of Russian military ranges from 4,000 to 6,000. I mean those who stay in the territory of Ukraine," he said at a news briefing in Kyiv on Friday.

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However, Vasyl Hrytsak was reluctant to specify the number of detained Russian servicemen.