Secretary of Council of national security and defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that the Russian Federation as if he had finished forming the Donbass-2 army corps, which, according to his statement, comprises up to 35 thousand People.
"within the Donbass military leadership of the Russian Federation completed the development of a powerful ground connection, which is based on two army corps, trained to conduct active offensive operations," said Turchynov, whose words are on the Internet office of the NSDC of Ukraine.
according to his statement, leading and providing first and second army corps is as if specially created the 12-M the command of the reserve for the southern district of the Russian armed forces." Key command and staff positions in army so the buildings occupy a regular Russian officers. Privates of the corps is up to 40% of inhabitants of the occupied territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as well as from contractors and mercenaries from Russia, who gained combat experience during military operations in the East of Ukraine and in the hot spots of the Russian Federation, " Turchynov said. Secretary of the Ukrainian security Council has cited the data according to which the regular number of 2 buildings, as if it is 35 thousand People. Additionally in these territories as if it is a military reserve of 21 tactical group of the Russian armed forces (battalion 15, six company) of more than 9 thousand People. In addition, According to Turchynov, on the Eastern border of Ukraine, as if it concentrated more 53 tactical group of military power of Russia (39 battalion, 14th company) number 50, 5 thousand People. According to him, in Kiev also like have information about the Russian generals and officers in the South-East of Ukraine. Moscow has stated many times that it is not involved in the events in southeastern Ukraine, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis. In the capital of Russia emphasize that all the charges against her are unproven. In the last days in the Donbas, the situation deteriorated badly. Despite the cease-fire, which turned out to come to a common opinion in February this year, the attacks between the forces of the Ukrainian army on one side and the LPR and the DPR and return continue. In DND stated that the slightest provocation on the amount of equipment and forces, which Kiev pulled up to the line of contact in Donbas, increases the likelihood of a reduction to full-scale hostilities. On Thursday a press-the officer of sector " M " Jaroslav Carnojevica DNR forces in the shelling of Ukrainian positions from which, according to his statement, the APU suffered very serious losses. The trilateral contact group on Ukraine agreed on Wednesday to try to broker a ceasefire in the Donbass by September 1.

sections: Politics