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Furthermore, in recent weeks, European observers have reported new weapons at the disposal of Donbass separatists, the publication said.
In response to the concentration of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine, the US force’s headquarters in Europe has increased its level of preparedness from a “probable crisis” to a “potentially imminent crisis,” according to The New York Times.
On the fact that Russia is sending troops to the border with Ukraine, March 30. Ruslan Khomchak, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, also briefed the Verkhovna Rada. Russia’s actions, he believes, pose a threat to the country’s military security.
Mr. Khomchak said, among other things, that Russia explained that it was sending additional forces due to the military exercises. Commanders of the Ukrainian forces believe that very soon Russia will have mobilized 25 more tactical battalion groups on the border with Ukraine and in Crimea. In total, according to Kiev, 28 battalion tactical groups are now deployed on the border with Ukraine and in Crimea.
In early March, Russian President Dmitry Peskov’s spokesman said the Kremlin was watching with great concern the growing tensions on the Donbass contact line. According to him, “there is increasing talk of shooting in the Donbass territory by the Ukrainian armed forces or by various units stationed in Ukraine near the contact line.”
The American general spoke by phone with the commanders of the Russian and Ukrainian armies
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke with the chiefs of staff of Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday after the Pentagon raised concerns about reports that Russian forces are mobilizing along the border with Ukraine and in the annexed Crimea.
After General Mark Milley held telephone conversations with the Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ruslan Khomchak, a higher level of surveillance for the US forces deployed in Europe.
At that time, the White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, called Andriy Jermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential office, to reiterate Washington’s support for his country.
“We are concerned about the recent escalation of Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine, including violations of the ceasefire regime that came into effect in July 2020, which killed four Ukrainian soldiers and injured two others on March 26.” said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
“Russia’s destabilizing actions are undermining the reduction in tensions that an agreement reached last July through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has helped to achieve,” he said.
According to Kirby, the US military is aware of reports from Ukraine about the movement of Russian troops to the country’s borders.
“We are discussing our fears about this escalation of tensions over violations of the ceasefire regime and regional tensions with NATO allies,” said a Defense Department spokesman.
On Tuesday, Moscow and Kiev exchanged accusations of escalating fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Kremlin-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. At least 16 Ukrainian soldiers have died here since February.
Khomchak condemned the “threat to Ukraine’s military security” from the Russian army. According to him, currently in eastern Ukraine there are about 28 thousand. separatist militants and “more than 2,000 Russian military instructors and advisers.”
According to reports on the internet, Russia has mobilized more forces on the border and relocated more troops to Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014.
These reports cannot be verified, but some commentators have linked it to Russian military exercises.
Kirby said General Milley’s call to the Russian army chief of staff was “to get a clearer picture of what is really going on.”
“Of course, we do not want to see any more violations of the Ukrainian territory,” he said.
In a conversation with Jermak, Sullivan reiterated “the strong US support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic aspirations as the country continues to face aggression,” the White House said in a statement.
In response to Russia’s actions, US forces in Europe have received a heightened level of vigilance over a “looming potential crisis,” Kirby confirmed.
According to him, the increased level of surveillance announced “reflects the commanders’ concern about the potential threat.”
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