Ukraine-Russia, “60 violations of the ceasefire in 24 hours”
There Russia announced that it will carry out tomorrow, under the supervision of the president Vladimir Putin, maneuvers of its “strategic forces”, in particular with the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles. “On February 19, under the leadership of the Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin, a planned exercise of the strategic deterrence forces will be organized”, said the Ministry of Defencequoted by Russian news agencies.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced today that it had registered 60 violations of the ceasefire by pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass region in the past 24 hours. According to the Guardian, one soldier was injured.
Just a few hours ago, artillery shells exploded near the village of Stanytsia Luganska, in eastern Ukraine, where a kindergarten was hit yesterday. This is what a France Press journalist was able to ascertain on the spot. More than 20 homes were damaged by bombing around the village on Thursday, including the kindergarten.
Late yesterday evening, the Ukrainian army announced that it had not planned an offensive against the positions of pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, nor a bombing of the civilian population. The commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhny, he stressed that he wanted to “strictly respect the Minsk agreements and the rules of international humanitarian law”. “Our actions – said Zaluzhny – are purely defensive”.
Meanwhile, the militia of pro-Russian Spartists of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Lugansk, in Eastern Ukraine, denounced the arrival in the zone of Ukrainian “saboteurs”with the mission of blocking the communication routes between Lugansk and the other rebel republic of Donetsk, as reported by Ria Novosti, the Soviet state press agency.
He spoke about the Ukrainian crisis the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian. In an interview, you stated that at the moment “all the conditions are in place for continuing the dialogue”, and that at present “anything is possible, both a massive invasion by Russian forces on Ukrainian territory and a negotiation”.
From the Ukrainian front, the Ministry of Defense supports the hypothesis of a low probability of a large-scale escalation said to consider “low” the probability of a large-scale escalation, commenting on the alarm raised by the West about an impending Russian invasion.
A phone call is scheduled for today between the Russian defense minister, Serghei Shoiugu and the head of the Pentagon, Llyod Austin, at the initiative of the American side. In the meantime, Russia has announced a maxi-exercise: the maneuvers of the “strategic forces” are scheduled for tomorrow, in particular with the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles, which will take place under the supervision of President Vladimir Putin.
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