“No matter how many Russian soldiers are brought here, we will fight. We will defend ourselves,” he said.
Shortly before, the Ukrainian governor of the Lugansk region, Serguiï Gaïdaï had also announced the start of the offensive of Russian troops once morest eastern Ukraine.
“It’s hell. The offensive has begun, the one we’ve been talking regarding for weeks,” he said on Facebook. “There is fighting in Roubizhne and Popasna, incessant fighting in other peaceful towns.”
At least eight civilians were killed Monday by Russian fire and strikes, according to regional authorities.
Four people died in Kreminna, a small town in the Lugansk region that fell to the Russians on Monday, Gaïdaï said on Telegram.
And four others in the neighboring region of Donetsk, according to the Ukrainian governor of this region, Pavlo Kyrylenko. “Two in Torske, one in Chandrigalove and one in Razdolne. Five other people were injured,” he said on Telegram.
Since the announcement of the withdrawal of its troops from the kyiv region, Russia has concentrated its armed forces in eastern Ukraine, the target of frequent bombardments since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
A massive Moscow offensive had been announced by the Ukrainian army for several weeks once morest Donbass, a large part of which is under the control of pro-Russian separatists from the self-proclaimed republics of Lugansk and Donetsk.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is carrying out a military operation in Ukraine to save the Russians of Donbass from a “genocide” orchestrated by Ukrainian “neo-Nazis”.
Russia has to shift EAST
In 5-6 years,EU will cut down the Russian Gas,by more than half !
For EU to invest in LNG Storage and ramping up Green and Alt Power is easy – it is only a factor of time
EU can also invest in Gas rich nations,in Gas capacities,for energy security
China and India,have a fatal weakness,of energy security – and thus, they are a perfect match for Russia – and more so for PRC – due to geographical proximity
That makes a NATO war with Russia – a certainty – as the facade of the EU platonic love for Russia,will end, once the LNG storage is built,and the Renewable and Alt energy, is ramped up.dindooohindoo
UKR has found the solution, to the Odessa blockade.
NATO will ship out the Anti-Ship Missiles soon
Russian Navy will have to keep far off,from land – which will make Ship based missile attacks,from the Russian Navy,on Kiev/Mariupol,unviable
It will also make the fuel and food ships,from Russia to UKR ports unviable
THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE RUSSIAN FRIGATES CAN BLOCK,LAND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILES.
AND THIS BRINGS THE US/NATO – DIRECTLY INTO THE WAR – WITH RUSSIA
W/O US/NATO INT AND TECH – NO RUSSIAN SHIP,CAN BE SUNK.dindooohindoo
AND THAT WILL CAUSE THE GEOMETRIC ESCALATION BY PUTIN – AND THE 1 WAY TICKET TO WW3 !