. ▁ ▁NAT O : ▁The ▁Russian ▁government ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁send ▁what ▁it ▁called ▁a ▁" human itar ian ▁con voy " ▁into ▁Lu h ansk ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁without ▁Ukrain ian ▁consent ▁was ▁condem ned ▁by ▁NAT O ▁and ▁several ▁NAT O ▁member ▁states , ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁NAT O ▁Secretary ▁General ▁Anders ▁F og h ▁R asm ussen ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁bl at ant ▁bre ach ▁of ▁Russia ' s ▁international ▁commit ments ", ▁and ▁" a ▁further ▁viol ation ▁of ▁Ukraine ' s ▁so vere ig nt y ▁by ▁Russia ". ▁Late ▁in ▁August , ▁NAT O ▁gener als ▁met ▁and ▁re vised ▁their ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁situation ▁in ▁Don b ass . ▁They ▁said ▁that , ▁from ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁government ' s ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁already ▁lost . ▁It ▁was ▁anticip ated ▁that ▁the ▁late - August ▁off ensive ▁in ▁southern ▁Don et sk ▁O blast ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁Russian ▁land ▁cor rid or ▁to ▁Crime a , ▁cons olid ating ▁the ▁illegal ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁UN ▁member ▁and ▁observer ▁states ▁ ▁Australia : ▁Australian ▁prime ▁minister ▁Tony ▁Abb ott ▁condem ned ▁Russia ' s ▁actions , ▁lab elling ▁them ▁" an ▁invasion " ▁and ▁" utter ly ▁repre hens ible ." ▁ ▁Est onia : ▁Est onian ▁president ▁To omas ▁Hend rik ▁Il ves ▁called ▁the ▁situation ▁an ▁" und ec la red ▁war