Ukrainian servicemenMOSCOW, Feb 12Donetsk is already detecting up to 150,000 Ukrainian troops near the line of contact in Donbass, said Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed DPR. , then it has increased since our last communication, that is, now our intelligence records about 150 thousand personnel (APU),» Pushilin said on the Soloviev Live YouTube channel. Denis Pushilin said that the republic would do everything for a diplomatic solution conflict in the Donbass, but Kiev's actions speak of its readiness for a military solution. «Of course, we, for our part, will do everything possible to resolve the conflict diplomatically, but judging by the rhetoric of the West and the rhetoric of Kiev, real actions, we see that Ukraine is ready precisely to offensive actions, specifically to the military resolution of the conflict,» he said on the YouTube channel «Soloviev Live».
Ukraine put forward an ultimatum to ZelenskyUkrainian authorities in April 2014 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 discussed, in particular, during the meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR and LPR 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 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.
