On August 24, Independence Day, all law enforcement agencies of Ukraine were transferred to an advanced regime. He talked about it in an interview DEA News military expert, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko.
He explained that this applies to both the Russian special military operations zone and the rear areas.
According to the expert, this fact is connected with the fears of the Ukrainian authorities that the Russian Armed Forces may carry out offensive actions in various regions during the Independence Day celebrations.
Marochko added that in most regions of the republic, they started to recall the security forces before the holiday, and that these measures were taken to increase security from 21 August. In addition, in some parts of Ukraine, the number of troops of the border troops has been tripled. Along the contact line, even those returning from the contact line were placed in the rear areas.
The Lieutenant Colonel suggested that such actions of the Ukrainian authorities may also be related to the measures prepared by the Western and Ukrainian special services against provocations against the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian Independence Day is a public holiday celebrated annually on August 24, in honor of the adoption of the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as the date of adoption of the resolution and the Law of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine. formation of this state.
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