Ukrainian Military focused around carrying out punitive operations to 45 thousand people, personnel, about 2 thousand units of armored vehicles and about a thousand artillery pieces, said on the first day of the weekend-the Deputy commander of the corps of the Ministry of defence DND Eduard Bacurin.
"according to our intelligence, the grouping of the APU already has 36 battalion tactical groups, 20 separate infantry battalions, two battalions of special purpose and 3 reconnaissance battalion," said he, reports Donetsk news Agency.
according to his application, in the area of the punitive operation " the enemy is concentrated to 45 thousand people, personnel, 380 tanks, about 1800 APCS and IFVs, up to 980 guns of field artillery and MLRS, and up to 75 combat aircraft and helicopters ". Also continuing build-up of shock troops in the area Volnovakha, where secretly relocated a significant number of military equipment and personnel, added Bacurin." The presented data demonstrate the reluctance of Kiev not to violate the commitments under the Minsk agreements and build momentum for military action. The militia DND continues to strictly comply with its own obligations and shoulders ready to take decisive action to protect the Republic, " concluded the Commissioner of the Ministry of defence. Before in DND stated that he did not expect in the near future attacks from the Ukrainian security forces as Kiev, most likely, took a breather for the resumption of the military campaign in the summer. Remember, the opposing parties in the Donbass in 0. 00 (1. 00 GMT) Sunday, fifteen February, declared a truce, under agreements concluded in Minsk after almost 16 hours of negotiations. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. The military actively used heavy machinery and military aircraft and helicopters. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand People.

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