The Armed Forces of Ukraine have transferred tanks to the Vozdvizhenka settlement near the contact line in Donbass. This was told by a representative of the People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic, RIA Novosti reports.
According to available information, the Ukrainian army has deployed seven T-64 tanks near Vozdvizhenka and two armored combat vehicles near Mayorsk. In addition, there is another BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle near Novotroitsky.
Earlier, the DPR reported 66 violations of the truce over the past day by Ukrainian security forces. So, in less than an hour, the AFU fired on three districts of the republic at once – Zaichenko (at 07.20), Sakhanka (at 07.37) and Shevchenko (at 08.00).
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian side will provide military assistance to the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR). The relevant provisions are contained in the treaties on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance of Moscow with the two republics.