THE commander of Ukrainian Armed ForcesValerie Zaluzni, denied today that the Ukraine launched military operations in its breakaway region Donbass and that he planned a sabotage in the town of Khorilfka of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” earlier today.
“The statements made by the heads of the occupying administrations about the alleged attack by the Ukrainian armed forces and the forcible liberation of the temporarily occupied territories do not correspond to reality. “The information I provided can also be verified by the OSCE,” Zaluzni wrote on Facebook. He added that diplomacy was the only acceptable choice Kiev made to resolve the Donbas issue.
“Political and military leadership are not planning or conducting offensive operations in eastern Ukraine. Our only acceptable choice is to remove the occupation of our people and our lands through politics and diplomacy. “An operation in Donbass would inevitably lead to many civilian casualties, so such scenarios are not even being considered.”
The commander added that Ukrainian army does not open fire on Donbass first but only responds to bombings.
“We are not fooled by the challenges. “We are not bombing residential areas where the separatists, with cynicism, are developing their positions. (…)”
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