A crate of mortar shells in the Armed Forces warehouse. Archival photoDONETSK, April 25Ukraine has been planning an offensive in the Donbass for a long time, and thanks to a Russian special operation, it was literally a few hours ahead of it, Akhra Avidzba, commander of the legendary Pyatnashka volunteer battalion (DNR), told RIA Novosti. (Judging) by what happened, and by the accumulation that is, it’s not even weeks, it’s a matter of hours,” Avidzba said. According to him, the Ukrainian troops did not expect such actions, and their communications were disrupted due to for the need to go on the defensive after preparing the offensive. The commander added that the captured foreigners also testify to this. «They planned it all. It was not done in one day. It's just that there is already the concept of a preemptive strike, and it was delivered. Therefore, thanks to our Supreme Commander-in-Chief, who assessed the situation and gave such a difficult order,» Avidzba said.
The militant spoke about the order to launch an offensive in the Donbass on March 8On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. According to President Vladimir Putin, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» Ukraine. The main task in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
