“Russia almost completed preparations for an offensive operation in the east of Ukraine and may begin active fighting in the near future.” This was told by the speaker of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexander Motuzyan, reports UNIAN.
He noted that according to the information of the authorities, the Russian army moved to the phase of the completion of the restoration of its divisions and their transit on the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
“We are predicting that active fighting will begin in these territories already somewhere in the near future. At the same time, the Ukrainian army is ready for this. We cannot predict when it happens. There are messages of Western sources,” said Motuzyan.
The representative of the Ministry of Defense also added that recently the number of Russian troops increased in Donetsk and Lugansk regions along the distinction line.