俄罗斯官员说，星期一在中部和西部地区展开军事演习，将包括毗邻乌克兰的地区。
官员们说，将有1百多架战机和直升机参加演习。这次演习将于星期五结束。
尽管在宣布演习消息时没有提及乌克兰，俄罗斯此次军演可能使已经很动荡的该地区的紧张局势进一步加剧。
乌克兰军队和亲俄分离武装之间的激烈战斗星期日继续进行，而调查人员在马航坠机现场的调查工作进入第三天。
顿涅茨克地区的官员说，六人在双方的炮击中丧生。路透社说，另有三人在卢甘斯克被打死。
与此同时，又有多具马航17号航班遇难者的遗骸星期日抵达哈尔基夫，准备运往荷兰参加坠机调查的荷兰警方小组负责人阿尔伯斯伯格说，已经完成对一个区域的搜寻工作。坠机现场被分为五个区域。他说，完成全部搜寻工作至少需要三个星期。
Russian officials say the military is beginning exercises Monday in the central and western regions of the country, which would include the Ukraine border region.
The officials say the drills involving more than 100 fighter jets and helicopters will last through Friday.
While the announcement did not mention Ukraine, the military exercises could increase tensions in the already volatile region.
On Sunday, deadly clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists continued as investigators searched the site of a plane crash for a third day.
Local officials in Donetsk say six people were killed there in shelling between the two sides. Reuters news agency says three other people were killed in Luhansk.
Meanwhile, the remains of more victims from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 arrived in Kharkiv Sunday to be prepared for transportation to the Netherlands.
The head of the Dutch police mission working at the crash site says crews have finished searching one of five zones of the crash site. He said completing the search will take at least three weeks
