The Russian government has reported that more than 40,000 people have already crossed from the rebel republics of Donetsk and Lugansk to Russia fleeing the escalation of the armed conflict
intelligence reports that the British Government is considering coincide with the United States on an imminent invasion of Ukraine by Russia. To which the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, would have already given his approval, according to four senior officials of the Executive to ‘The Times’.
Right now, the most viable option that London is considering is that Russia ends up launching an offensive on several fronts “at any moment”. To culminate in a “lightning war” against the capital, Kiev.
“Our reports coincide with those of the Americans. Putin has a plan and it is already underway, ”say these sources.
The British government also expects fake incidents — false flag operations — and more skirmishes in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Where the Army and militias of the self-proclaimed separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk clash.
At some point, according to the ‘Times’ sources, Russian troops will launch a full-scale invasion. “I expect a massive initial salvo (of projectiles), because the Russians have positioned cruise missiles to take the capital,” a security source explains to the media, also on condition of anonymity.
The arrival of displaced people continues
Meanwhile, the Russian government has reported that more than 40,000 people have already crossed from the rebel republics of Donetsk and Lugansk to Russia fleeing the escalation of the armed conflict . According to the estimate of the Ministry of Emergencies.
“More than 40,000 people have arrived in Russia after being forced to leave the neighboring regions of Ukraine. For the most part, they were taken in in the Rostov (on Don) province .” The acting head of Emergencies, Alexander Chupriyan, told journalists.
Representatives of the self-proclaimed people’s republic of Lugansk have denounced in the last hours that two civilians died as a result of a failed attack by the Ukrainian Army against the positions of the militias. “Sadly, two civilians have died and five residential buildings have been destroyed due to the aggression of armed groups from Kiev.” The People’s Militia of the republic communicated in a statement collected by the official Russian news agency Sputnik.
Ukraine, meanwhile, has accused pro-Russian militias in Donbas of committing 136 ceasefire violations in the past 24 hours. Including 116 bombings with the use of weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements.
The Joint Forces Operation (OFC) press center stated on its Facebook page that the militias used 122mm artillery systems and 120mm and 82mm mortars. In addition, he denounced the incursion of an enemy drone that crossed the separation line in the Donetsk region.
According to Ukraine’s estimates, two Ukrainian soldiers have died in the last few hours after succumbing to injuries caused by the impact of shrapnel as a result of the shelling, four more were hospitalized with injuries of varying degrees and one suffered concussion in the line of duty.