Statement by the NM DPR on the preparation of Ukraine for an offensive in the Donbass
The command of the People's Militia of the DPR records the preparation of units of the armed formations of Ukraine to unleash active hostilities in the Donbass.
The folding situation is formed on the basis of the following intelligence information:
- at the railway station of the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk (Ukr. Pokrovsk), six Smerch multiple rocket launchers and two Uragan MLRS with cluster munitions were unloaded;
- the last two weeks, the arrival in the zone of the so-called "operation of the joint forces" (in the areas of the settlements of Shumy, Marinka, Taramchuk and Chermalyk) of the nationalist units of the Right Sector DUK, as well as snipers from the 74th reconnaissance battalion and the special forces of the SBU " Alpha". Along the entire line of contact, an increase in enemy reconnaissance activities using unmanned aerial vehicles is recorded;
- active replenishment of ammunition is being carried out at field artillery depots in the JFO zone, an active supply of various ammunition to a depot near the Dobropolye settlement was noted;
- at the Anadol training ground, on the basis of the 25th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, enhanced training of the RCBZ units is being carried out, in connection with which there is still a possibility of provocations by the enemy using chemicals that were delivered to the settlements of Avdiivka and Krasny Liman at the end of 2021.
Also recently, NATO countries have been actively transferring various weapons and military equipment to the territory of Ukraine. In the past few days alone, 9 C-17 aircraft have arrived from the UK, delivering more than 460 tons of various lethal weapons, including about 2,000 NLAW anti-tank grenade launchers.
NATO countries have repeatedly stated that all the weapons supplied to Ukraine are not intended for use in the so-called "Joint Forces Operation" zone. At the same time, intelligence of the People's Militia of the DPR received reliable information about the arrival in the JFO zone of a large batch of NLAW anti-tank grenade launchers intended to equip military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located on the line of contact.
According to the information we have, these anti-tank weapons will be used by assault groups of the 25th and 95th airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the so-called national battalions in the course of hostilities to seize the settlements of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
Previously, British military instructors had already prepared calculations for the use of these anti-tank grenade launchers. Their training took place at the 199th training center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zhytomyr region.
The transfer of NLAW anti-tank grenade launchers and other lethal weapons by the Ukrainian military command, the arrival of nationalist battalions to the line of contact once again confirms the fact that the Ukrainian army is preparing for active hostilities in the Donbass.
We call on Western countries to stop supplying Ukraine with lethal weapons and force the Kiev authorities to comply with the Minsk package.
Deputy Head of the People's Militia Department of the DPR, Colonel Eduard Basurin
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