In the Donbas, the first stage of the onset of Russian troops has already begun, the arrival of reinforcements for the second stage is expected, the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arrestovich in an interview with the Russian journalist Mark Feigin.
“Now everyone is waiting for the second echelon. And the second echelon: it is 10 BTG (battalion-tactical groups), which come from the Far East, the last, 5th army; and those who have brought from the north with us – from Kyiv, Chernigov and Sum, “said Arrestovich’s words.
According to Arrestovich, reinforcement from the Far East has not yet reached positions for the offensive. And the troops derived from the north are not yet ready for the offensive.