▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁military ▁reported ▁int ensive ▁movement ▁of ▁troops ▁and ▁equipment ▁from ▁Russia ▁into ▁the ▁separ at ist - control led ▁parts ▁of ▁eastern ▁Ukraine . ▁The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁reported ▁ 8 0 ▁un mark ed ▁military ▁vehicles ▁on ▁the ▁move ▁in ▁re bel - control led ▁areas . ▁An ▁OS CE ▁Special ▁Mon itor ing ▁Mission ▁observed ▁con vo ys ▁of ▁heavy ▁weapons ▁and ▁t anks ▁in ▁D PR - control led ▁territory ▁without ▁ins ign ia . ▁OS CE ▁mon itors ▁further ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁observed ▁vehicles ▁transport ing ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁soldiers ' ▁dead ▁bodies ▁crossing ▁the ▁Russian - U k rain ian ▁border ▁under ▁the ▁gu ise ▁of ▁human itar ian - a id ▁con vo ys . ▁As ▁of ▁early ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁OS CE ▁observed ▁over ▁ 2 1 ▁such ▁vehicles ▁marked ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁military ▁code ▁for ▁soldiers ▁killed ▁in ▁action . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Moscow ▁Times , ▁Russia ▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁and ▁silence ▁human - right s ▁workers ▁discuss ing ▁Russian ▁soldiers ' ▁death s ▁in ▁the ▁conflict . ▁The ▁OS CE ▁repeatedly ▁reported ▁that ▁its ▁obser vers ▁were ▁denied ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁areas ▁controlled ▁by ▁" comb ined ▁Russian - separ at ist ▁forces ". ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁and ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁have ▁condem ned ▁Russia ▁for ▁its ▁actions ▁in ▁post - re volution ary ▁Ukraine