Russia calls Kiev troop claims 'nonsense'

Russia on Tuesday denied as "absolute nonsense" the latest accusations by Kiev that Moscow had sent hundreds of troops over the border into Ukraine.

"Yesterday's accusations from Kiev of the alleged deployment of Russian army contingents across the Russian-Ukrainian border do not stand up to any criticism," Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said, Russian news agencies reported.

"It is absolute nonsense," Konashenkov added, further describing the latest allegations from Ukraine as a "hallucination".