Ukrainian soldier near Avdiivka, Donetsk region. Archive photoMOSCOW, 18 Feb. The Permanent Commission on Human Rights in the Information Sphere of the HRC under the President of the Russian Federation appeals to international human rights activists to prevent the aggression of Ukrainian security forces in the Donbass, the HRC Telegram channel reports. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced on Friday about the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region threat of invasion by Ukraine. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will soon give an order to the military to launch an offensive in the Donbass, to implement a plan to invade the territory of the DPR and LPR, said the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin. of the parties to the civil conflict in order to prevent the aggression of the Ukrainian security forces on the territory of the unrecognized republics. Today, the protection of the fundamental human right — the right to life — becomes the main task for human rights organizations when it comes to the residents of the DPR and LPR, «the message says. Members of the commission believe that all efforts should be aimed at preventing loss of life. The HRC noted that the evacuation of residents to the territory of the border regions of the Russian Federation is an extreme measure, which indicates the seriousness of the threat that has arisen in recent days for citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian compatriots living in Donbass.
The LPR announced two new attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine «The danger of new aggressive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and military formations of radical Ukrainian nationalists, up to the threat of genocide of the Russian-speaking population of the republics, became so real that they led to the decision to immediately withdraw women and children from the zone of possible clashes and people of the older generation,» the message added. Representatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics said on Thursday morning that the armed forces of Ukraine opened fire on their positions. Ruslan Yakubov, head of the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire, told RIA Novosti that Kiev is ignoring the Minsk agreements by using mortars and artillery. , Kiev deliberately violates the ceasefire measures in Donbass, signed in the summer of 2020. The representative of the People's Militia of the DPR emphasized that the artillery armament of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, prohibited by the Minsk agreements and located in positions near the settlements of Donbass, indicates preparations for a forceful solution. Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov claims that Kiev does not plan any military actions and military operations. As he said on Thursday, Ukraine intends to act in a political and diplomatic way. Western countries that provide diplomatic and military support to Kiev, during the last series of meetings and negotiations, repeatedly called on Kiev to comply with the Minsk agreements. In particular, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that all parties must adhere to them. According to Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to submit draft laws on the special status of Donbass, constitutional reform and suffrage for discussion in the contact group on Ukraine. /> In the LPR, they announced mortar attacks from the Armed Forces of UkrainePublished: Daria Buimova
