Ukrainian military on the line of contact in Luhansk regionLUHANSK, Jan 27The People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic recorded Ukrainian security forces at the disengagement area near the settlement of Zolote, partly controlled by Kiev, in the Donbass, the press service of the LPR defense department told reporters. forces. «In the zone of disengagement of forces and assets, the movement of three servicemen of the 24th brigade (Ukrainian security forces — ed.) was recorded in a military-type vehicle,» a spokesman for the press service said.
The LPR said that the situation in the Donbass resembles the pre-war one In 2016, the contact group on Donbass signed a framework decision on the disengagement of forces and means of the parties to the conflict. The withdrawal of forces in the area of the settlements of Zolote and Petrivske took place in 2016, in Stanytsia Luhanska — in June 2019. At the same time, the DPR and LPR have repeatedly stated that the Ukrainian security forces have advanced deep into the disengagement areas in the area of Petrovsky and Zolote. In October 2019, the Ukrainian security forces and the People's Militia of the LPR began a second withdrawal of forces in Zolote. At the end of November of the same year, the parties completed all activities within the framework of the disengagement of forces and assets in this area. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine to the 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. appreciated the actions of the LNR and the DNR
