Ukrainian military in the Luhansk regionLUHANSK, February 8 Official representative of the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic Ivan Filiponenko accused the Ukrainian Channel 5 of preparing staged stories in the Donbass. At the end of January, the People's Militia announced that the Ukrainian special services, with the support of the West, were developing an information campaign against the republics of Donbass, codenamed Crushing sword.
In Luhansk, they announced that Kiev was preparing a staged terrorist attack»In the area of responsibility of the 24th mechanized brigade (AFU — ed.) in the Popasnyansky district (near the line of contact — ed.) by representatives of the joint military center -civil cooperation and the film crew of the Ukrainian «Channel 5″ are preparing staged videos about the unbearable living conditions of a civilian population in the frontline areas and blaming the Luhansk People's Republic for this,» Filiponenko said at a briefing. 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 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. Ukraine
