Russia’s-backed separatists have deployed nearly 300 units of military equipment in the Donbass, Ukraine’s Armed Forces Headquarters said Sunday. According to the press release, this is a violation of the Minsk Agreement on Bilateral Ceasefire.
“Last day, 275 units of military equipment of the Russian Federation armed forces were found and registered in the temporarily occupied territory, which were used in violation of the Minsk agreements” – the staff wrote on Sunday. Deployment, among other things, tanks, self-propelled guns, armored vehicles, howitzers.
According to a press release, the operation of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) has been hampered in areas controlled by separatists. The drone’s signal was disrupted and fired at the device.
Russian separatists in Donbass (archive photo) Reuters
Ukrainian accusations against Russia
Ukrainian staff believe that “the recorded violations of the Russian Federation’s armed forces are creating conditions for further escalation of tensions on the border and that they are trying to hide their crimes from international observers.”
He assured that the Ukrainian forces were in control of the situation and were “continuing their work to prevent and control the military occupation.” The staff insists that the Ukrainian side respects the Minsk agreements and fires only when the enemy’s actions pose a threat to the lives and health of the Ukrainian military and civilians.
Conflict in eastern Ukraine
Armed conflict erupted in Donbass after the victory of the pro-Western revolution in Kiev, which led to the ouster of then-Ukrainian pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in early 2014. In the spring of that year, Russian-backed rebels declared two self-proclaimed People’s Republics in Donbass.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights estimates that 13.2-13.4 thousand people died in the conflict in the Donbas. People. According to Kiev, about 14,000 people died as a result of the conflict. People.
Key Photo Source: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine