Large-caliber weapons systems are actively involved in attacks on the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, according to Izvestia’s sources in the leadership of the republics. In addition, according to experts, Kiev today is not ready to agree, and will not be able to stop hostilities, even if such a decision is made.
According to sources, the Ukrainian authorities have suspended the planned rotation of troops in the combat zone. The units that were supposed to leave for the places of permanent deployment remain in position. Their replacements have not yet arrived in the JFO zone, but, according to the editorial interlocutors, this can happen at any moment. And then the Ukrainian grouping will begin to seriously increase.
“Ukraine is not ready to make agreements now. Without the entry of a contingent of the Russian armed forces, it is unlikely that it will be possible to stop the shelling. And such a scenario will lead to a serious crisis of power throughout Ukraine. There are too many who want to participate in its restructuring under certain conditions. But at this stage, Ukraine and its army are unlikely to have the sense to stop hostilities and start pragmatic negotiations,” said Rodion Miroshnik, representative of the LPR in the political subgroup of the contact group on Donbass.
In this situation, Kiev is not able to stop the war on its own, military expert Vladislav Shurygin is also sure.
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