SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin said that Ukraine is preparing with might and main for an attack on the Donbass. He spoke about the transfer of military equipment and troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the preparation of provocations on the line of demarcation and the appearance of "detachments of jihadist militants." The head of intelligence believes that Kiev is seeking to draw Moscow into an intra-Ukrainian conflict. The head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, believes that Ukraine is preparing to attack the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR. All combat-ready units of the Ukrainian army are already concentrated at the line of contact, he said in an interview with MK.

"What is the purpose? Destroy the people's republics, I suppose. And all this with an eye to drag Russia into the intra-Ukrainian conflict,” he said.

The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service believes that “nationalists and Western mentors” are pushing Ukraine to war.

“Preparations are in full swing, they cannot be hidden. All combat-ready units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrated on the border with Donbass. There is a massive transfer of hundreds of tons of military equipment and ammunition from US bases in Europe, from Great Britain, Canada. The contingent of advisers and instructors from the NATO special forces is being increased. There is even information about the appearance of multinational units of jihadist militants,” the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service said.

Naryshkin also announced the arrival of journalists in the conflict zone to prepare fake stories.

“Provocations by the SBU and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being prepared on the line of demarcation in Donbass and their “documentation” in the style of fake White Helmets in Syria. The contingent of the “rapid deployment propaganda forces” of the Western media there has been increased many times over,” Naryshkin said.

The director of the Foreign Intelligence Service called military operations in Donbass the main threat to Kiev.

“The only way to resolve this conflict is through diplomacy. This is the way through the implementation of a set of measures to implement the Minsk agreements,” Naryshkin said. He recalled that Russia never had plans to invade Ukraine.

“It is not in the interests of the peoples of Ukraine and Russia that the flames of war flare up. The consequences for everyone in any case will be difficult, ”he said.

According to Naryshkin, Russia seeks to restore good relations with Ukraine, but this is hindered by the inability of the Kiev authorities to negotiate.

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DPR and LPR warned of pulling in heavy equipment

DPR People’s Militia units have previously reported the movement of Ukrainian tanks 15 km from their positions.

“The situation on the line of contact remains tense and tends to further escalate. The enemy continues to carry out activities that we assess as preparation for offensive operations, ”said Eduard Basurin, deputy head of the People’s Militia Department, on Telegram.

According to him, the redeployment of a tank company of the 53rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was noticed in the Novotroitskoye area. The DPR also noted the active work of the electronic warfare equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The WarGonzo Telegram channel, citing sources, reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed 12 Smerch multiple rocket launchers near Mariupol. Of the cities controlled by Kiev, Mariupol is closest to the border with Russia - within 60 km, which is the optimal distance for Smerch.

The self-proclaimed republics also spoke about the arrival of foreign military instructors in Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about the arrival in the country of 100 fighters of the British forces, which was reported in the LPR. As the official representative of the People's Militia of the LPR, Ivan Filiponenko, pointed out, the military may be sent to the Donbass in the future. According to him, the UK has officially stated that the servicemen act only as instructors, they should train the Ukrainian army.

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About 125,000 troops on the border

During a press conference following talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Ukraine is concentrating up to 125,000 troops in Donbass.

“Mr. President said this: Russia is conducting exercises, has concentrated a large group [on the border with Ukraine]. But hasn't Ukraine concentrated? The same 100,000 or 125,000 people are concentrated there in the Donbass,” the President of the Russian Federation noted.

Macron, in turn, pointed out that “125,000 Russian troops are concentrated on the borders of Ukraine.”

This situation is not conducive to reducing tensions in the region, said Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union. He repeated that 125,000 Ukrainian servicemen are concentrated on the border.

“Why is no one talking about Ukrainian soldiers? Their army consists of more than a quarter of a million people, more than half of which are stationed right next to Russia,” Chizhov said. The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU noted that Moscow hopes to resolve the differences around Ukraine through diplomatic negotiations.Back to news »

Evacuation of Foreign Diplomats

Increased tensions have led several countries to decide to evacuate their diplomats from Kiev, and have also advised their citizens to refrain from visiting Ukraine.

On February 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia admits the possibility of a partial evacuation of diplomats from Ukraine in connection with similar actions by the United States and Great Britain.

Only five states - the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Canada and Australia - expressed their intention to evacuate embassy employees and their families from Ukraine and recommended that their citizens refuse to travel to Ukraine. Japan also called on its citizens to urgently leave Ukraine and promised to give instructions on the work of its diplomatic mission in the event of a situation.

The Austrian Foreign Ministry reported that they were considering the possibility of exporting the staff of the embassy in Kiev, but indicated that they would make such a decision only if necessary and depending on the development of the situation. A similar position is held by the authorities of Latvia and Poland.

According to the Ukrainian authorities, there are no real grounds for the evacuation of embassy employees. At the same time, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, suggested that the evacuation of diplomats from the United States and other countries fits into the scenario of a deliberate escalation of the conflict being worked out by Kiev.

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Fake stories

The DPR announced that the People's Militia intelligence received the source files of the video materials for the preparation of staged propaganda stories, which are filmed by Kiev to discredit the Donbass republics.

“Against the background of the preparation of the enemy for active hostilities, the Ukrainian forces of information and psychological operations have stepped up their activities,” the statement posted on the Telegram channel of the People’s Militia says.

It is noted that Ukrainian propagandists are distributing staged videos as part of Operation Crushing Sword (“Crushing Sword”). The self-proclaimed republics reported that the purpose of such an operation would be to mislead the world community and accuse the republics of Donbass and Russia of aggression against Ukraine.

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