Thousands of Russian troops may already be in Ukraine, military sources have warned today, just hours after Putin gave the order for his forces to enter the country amid fears he is about to launch a land-grab in the country's east.Ten thousand soldiers entered separatist-occupied areas overnight, a source with links to Ukrainian military intelligence told MailOnline, with 6,000 sent to Donetsk, 5,000 sent to Luhansk and 1,500 to the city of Horlivka. 'It is difficult to believe [Putin] could have moved that quickly - but he had a long time to prepare,' the source said.It came off the back of videos which showed a column of Russian vehicles rolling through Donetsk in the early hours, including tanks, armoured troop carriers and support trucks. Insignia were not visible, but there was little doubt they were Russian forces deployed on Putin's orders.
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