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Serbia has begun withdrawing troops from the Kosovo border after the United States warned of an unprecedented build-up, the White House says. SOUNDBITE
Ukraine holds military drills in Rivne, near the Belarusian border. Russia says military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea have ended and that soldiers are returning to their garrisons, a day after it announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders. IMAGES
The United States has seen no "evidence of de-escalation" at the Russian border with Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price says at a briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Aerial footage released by a pro-Ukraine militia shows an alleged drone attack on a Russian armoured military vehicle in a village on the Kursk border region. Additional images published by another volunteer group also claim to show a gun battle on the border. IMAGES
Polish farmers block the border with Ukraine at Dorohusk to protest against European directives and "uncontrolled" imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. IMAGES