President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky set off on a boat to Donbass, where the situation escalated on the morning of February 17. The President of Ukraine announced this Instagram page.
“We are heading by boats to the area of the Joint Forces Operation (Operation of the Joint Forces - approx.),” Zelensky wrote, attaching a video of his trip on a boat with the flag of Ukraine.
In the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR on Thursday morning, they reported a strong aggravation of the situation on the line of contact. Representatives of the republics said that Ukraine is making attempts to escalate the conflict. Information about the victims is being clarified. Read more about the situation in the material.
The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the situation near the country's borders, did not rule out the possibility of "ignition". According to him, an aggravation near the Russian borders can happen at any time.
Peskov also drew attention to the fact that Kiev’s provocative actions near the demarcation line with Donbass intensified over the course of the day.
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