NATO Chief Confirms Russian 'Incursion' into Ukraine

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen confirmed Friday an incursion by Russian armored vehicles into Ukraine, saying it showed Moscow's continued efforts to "destabilize" its western neighbor.

"I can confirm that last night we saw a Russian incursion, crossing of the Ukrainian border," he told journalists in Copenhagen after meeting with the Danish defense minister.

Ukraine had said earlier that a column of armored personnel carriers and military lorries had crossed into Ukrainian territory on Thursday.

"It just confirms the fact that we see a continued flow of weapons and fighters from Russia into the eastern Ukraine," Rasmussen said.

"It is a clear demonstration of continued Russian involvement in the destabilization of eastern Ukraine."