Ukrainian soldier on the line of contact near Avdiivka, Donetsk regionDONETSK, Feb 7Soldiers from Poland arrived on the territory of Donbass controlled by Kiev, the People's Militia Department of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said. He explained that in the area of the settlement of Popasnaya, two groups of armed people were noticed, each with up to 20 people, «in mixed uniforms of tactical type.» «It was established that these persons speak Polish and arrived to perform tasks in the area of responsibility mechanized brigade. Their task is to carry out, together with units of the Ukrainian special operations forces, targeted sabotage and terrorist acts aimed at disabling life support facilities, social infrastructure and intimidating the local population, «said a representative of the People's Militia.
The DPR reported on the training of Aidar militants by foreign PMC instructors, the department believes that before the possible start of an offensive by the Ukrainian security forces, the mercenaries will try to inflict the most significant damage on civilian infrastructure in order to force the DPR units to respond. «These actions are the Ukrainian side, justified in the eyes of the world community, will try to use it as a pretext for starting hostilities. The Poles arrived on the territory of Ukraine under the guise of instructors sent to participate in a training mission to train Ukrainian military personnel, «they noted. Poland's statements on military assistance to Kiev are incompatible not only with the chairmanship, but also with Warsaw's membership in the OSCE, added an official representative of the People's Militia of the DPR. He explained that the supply of lethal weapons by Western countries to Ukraine continues and, according to the agency, the actions of the Polish government look cynical.
Kiev has restricted the exit of citizens of military age from the country, the DPR said: «Early this year, when Poland took over the chairmanship of the OSCE, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland would do everything necessary for peace and security in Europe,» the representative of the department recalled. A month later, Morawiecki openly announced his intention to transfer to Ukraine ammunition, MANPADS «Grom» and unmanned aerial vehicles, which, according to the People's Militia of the DPR, equip not only the armed forces of Ukraine, but also nationalist organizations. «The statements of the Polish side do not contribute to peace and stability , but provoke an escalation of the situation and push Kiev to start a genocide of the population of Donbass. We believe that Warsaw's actions are incompatible not only with the chairmanship, but also with Poland's membership in the OSCE,» the representative of the People's Militia of the DPR said. nationalists from the Right Sector organization banned in Russia*.
The DPR compared the Ukrainian authorities with Kisa Vorobyaninov «Two units consisting of militants of the Right Sector* arrived at the location of the 54th separate mechanized and 56th separate motorized infantry brigades *, numbering 70-80 people each. All militants have combat experience and were trained under the guidance of British instructors,» a representative of the People's Militia shared information. He explained that the nationalists were assigned to units occupying positions in the first echelon on the northern and western approaches to Donetsk. «The Ukrainian command is not only strengthening its grouping near the capital of the Donetsk People's of the republic, but forms assault groups of ideologically motivated nationalists who will have to conduct military operations in the city and carry out tasks, despite the death of the civilian population, «the representative of the department warned. The conflict in eastern Ukraine has lasted for almost eight years, during which time its victims, According to the UN, more than 13 thousand people have become to, about 44 thousand more suffered. The de-escalation is being discussed at a meeting of the contact group in the Belarusian capital, based on the Minsk agreements. , a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities have now concentrated most of the army on the border with the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR and are regularly shelling the militias, including with the use of prohibited equipment. Moscow has repeatedly urged to stop pumping weapons into the region, as this could provoke Kiev into military adventures.* An extremist organization banned in Russia. January, 16:39InfographicHow much the US is spending on containing RussiaInfographicView
