LUHANSK, Jan 27 Donbass because of Kiev's aggressive statements, Yan Leshchenko, head of the defense department of the LPR, told RIA Novosti. Earlier, the People's Militia said that LPR intelligence records the active movement of equipment of Ukrainian security forces in the territory controlled by Kiev.
11:09 The LPR allowed the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the arrival of the commander-in-chief «Given the continuing trend — the actions of enemy sabotage groups, the kidnapping of our serviceman, the concentration of forces in the zone of the punitive operation, as well as the widespread obstruction by Ukraine of the work of the OSCE, it can be judged that despite relative stability and a small number of shelling, the degree of tension is growing,» Leshchenko said. He specified that the «loud and aggressive statements» of the military-political leadership of Ukraine also contribute to the growth of tension near the line of contact in the Donbass. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared 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 does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags 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 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 Ukraine with military support, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. aerial reconnaissance in the Donbass
