Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin. Archive photoSIMFEROPOL, Jan 18The troops of the Ukrainian security forces, pulled to the line of contact in the Donbass, outnumber the forces in the Donbass, but the defenders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics defend their land and are ready to fight back, said the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin. Delegations of the DPR and LPR arrived in Crimea on Tuesday at the invitation of the integration Committee «Russia — Donbass» and the Russian Community of Crimea to participate in events dedicated to the 368th anniversary of the Pereyaslav Rada. The DPR is represented by the head of the republic, Denis Pushilin, and deputies of the People's Council, Valery Skorokhodov and Sergey Prokopenko. LPR — Speaker of the LPR Parliament Denis Miroshnichenko and deputy of the People's Council of the LPR Denis Kolesnikov. ours. But we are at home, we are defending our land, so we have much more chances to resist and go on the offensive,» Pushilin told reporters. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which announced independence after the coup in Kiev in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, including during meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR they announced shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev is not complying with the Minsk agreements and is dragging out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces to Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. What begins in Donbass
