True or just rumour ?

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Is this true or just a rumour?

RUSSIAN SPECIAL FORCES ⌠VITYAZ■ LANDING AT BORYSPIL AIRPORT

Kyiv, Ukraine √ Viktor Yushchenko's presidential campaign has received reports that two Russian aircraft landed at the Kyiv International Boryspil airport today carrying military personnel of the ⌠Vityaz■ special forces unit. Approximately 1,000 in number, they were transported to Kyiv, but their whereabouts currently are unknown.

This information was provided to the campaign by Ukrainian Colonel Lyashenko, an assistant commander of aviation brigades, who services aircraft landing at the airport. He refused to follow orders from above to accept the aircraft and thereafter submitted his resignation.

The Yushchenko campaign provided this information to Ukraine 's Security Service (SBU) Chairman Ihor Smeshko for appropriate investigation and follow-up. As well, the campaign requested security protection be given Colonel Lyashenko. Subsequently, the Yushchenko campaign was informed by the head of SBU's military counter-intelligence that indeed Colonel Lyashenko resigned his post at Boryspil airport today. However, the SBU representative rejected the fact that Russian special forces arrived at the airport today.

Yesterday, Yushchenko campaign chairman Oleksandr Zinchenko and Yushchenko ally Yulia Tymoshenko reported they saw non-Ukrainian special forces units at the presidential administration in downtown Kyiv, when they were peacefully let through a human barricade located on the street in front of the presidential administration. More reporting to follow.

Found at http://www.ourukraine.org/newsletter/issue60