The quiet border town of Novoazovsk was seized by pro-Russian forces Wednesday, but it remains unclear where exactly the invading troops came from. Watch FRANCE 24’s special report.

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Kiev claims the troops were Russian, but local rebels vehemently denied this allegation to FRANCE 24’s correspondent Gulliver Cragg .

The exhausted and weary locals of this southeastern Ukrainian town are reluctant to speak out, but one told FRANCE 24’s Cragg that the forces appeared “different” and he therefore concluded, Russian.

The town is now firmly in pro-Russian hands and calm has returned, but no one is sure how long this will last.

Watch FRANCE 24’s report from Novoazovsk by clicking on the player above.

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