Washington, Dhu-AlQa'dah 1, 1435, Aug 27, 2014, SPA -- The United States said Wednesday that it believes Russia is leading a fresh military counteroffensive in Ukraine. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters that Russia has sent additional columns of tanks and armored vehicles into its neighbor's territory. She said that the incursions suggest a "Russian-directed counteroffensive is likely underway" in the contested eastern cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. Psaki said that Russia is being dishonest about its actions to the world and its own people. She said that some Russian forces are being sent 48 kilometers inside Ukraine, the soldiers and their parents not knowing where they are headed. --SPA 23:25 LOCAL TIME 20:25 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w