In the Ukraine conflict, the situation in eastern Ukraine is getting worse. According to the Russian army, five Ukrainian “saboteurs” have been killed on Russian soil.
- In the Ukraine conflict* no relaxation seems to be in sight.
- According to the Russian army, five “saboteurs” from Ukraine have been killed.
- There had previously been fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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Moscow/Kiev/Donetsk – The conflict between Ukraine and Russia is currently coming to a head, especially in eastern Ukraine. According to the Russian army, five Ukrainian “saboteurs” have been killed on Russian soil. Russian news agencies reported on Monday, citing the army, that the “five people” breached the Russian border and were “eliminated”.
Ukraine conflict: Pro-Russian separatists call for arms
A few hours before this news, the separatists supported by Russia in the Donbass conflict zone called for arms to be taken up. In the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, separatist leader Denis Pushilin called all men to arms to fight Ukrainian government forces. Ukraine has repeatedly stressed that it is not planning an offensive against the pro-Russian separatists. Pushilin, in turn, spoke of massive shelling from the Ukrainian side. This information could not be verified. In Donetsk, two schools, a hospital and a substation were hit, the authorities there said.
From the regions controlled by pro-Moscow separatists, women and children in particular were brought to Russia in buses and trains. Tens of thousands came to emergency shelters in different parts of Russia. The men had to stay. “I call on the male population, everyone who can hold a weapon, to report to the district military commandos and to stand up for the protection of their families, children, women, mothers and for our fatherland,” said Puschilin.
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Ukraine conflict: Russia senses grenade fire – Ukraine: “false report”
Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) recently reported thousands of violations of the agreed ceasefire. Ukraine stressed that the fire would be returned but not attacked. That is not verifiable. Officially, Ukraine has been deviating from an additional agreement to the current ceasefire since autumn. “We have no ban on opening fire. Each commander makes his own decision on the spot,” said the commander of the government troops, Olexander Pavlyuk, in October.
Meanwhile, the FSB, the domestic intelligence service responsible for Russian border protection, announced that one of its posts in the Rostov region had been shot at and destroyed. Pictures were shown. Russian authorities had also previously reported such attacks from the Ukrainian side. That was not verifiable. The investigative committee in Moscow announced investigations. Shortly thereafter, the Ukrainian army declared that the information was not correct; they did not fire a grenade at the posts. “We cannot stop them from producing fake news – but we always emphasize that we are not shooting at civilian infrastructure or at any area in the Rostov region or whatever,” said Ukrainian military spokesman Pavlo Kovalchuk.
Western officials have been warning for days that Russia could create a pretext for an attack on Ukraine. The situation on the ground is extremely tense, and the statements made by both sides are difficult to verify independently. In frantic international efforts, intensive attempts are being made to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the Ukraine conflict is getting worse and worse. (as/AFP) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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