The military expert, retired Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), said: DEA NewsThat the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is turning in the direction of Kupyansk.
“There is the withdrawal of the bloodless and the arrival of new units in the settlements of Stelmahovka and Rozovka,” he said.
On the eve of the head of the movement “We are with Russia” Vladimir Rogov declaration About the transfer of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Zaporozhye to Artemovsk.
formerly Marochko said On the intention of the Ukrainian command to increase the number of troops in the forts and observation posts in the special operations zone.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for help from the heads of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR).