Is Ukraine rapidly transporting weapons in preparation for an attack on Donbass?
The Ukrainian army is deploying large-caliber artillery systems and multiple rocket launcher systems to the front line in Donbass, said Daniel Bezsonov, head of the press department of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Militia.
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| Ukraine's Grad system. Photo: Reuters |
"Our intelligence has located the 152mm 2S3 'Akassia' self-propelled artillery division and the rocket division, including 12 'Grad' multiple rocket launchers, deployed in the Kalinovy area, 13 km from the adjacent lines," Bezsonov said.
He added that these units have now been resupplied with ammunition, including phosphorus rounds.
Meanwhile, Yakov Osadchy, head of the press department of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic Militia, said that two trains carrying tanks and other weapons for the Ukrainian government had arrived at Rubezhnoye railway station in Donbass, including T-64 tanks, MT-12 anti-tank guns, and BMP-1s.
Mr. Osadchy added that this information had been confirmed by OSCE representatives in a report dated December 21.
Earlier, the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic announced that a convoy of 5 tanks, 8 infantry fighting vehicles, 4 D-30 self-propelled rocket launchers, and 14 military vehicles was present in the border region. A few days prior, another train carrying Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile systems and military vehicles had arrived in Rubezhnoye.
For their part, OSCE observers noted the presence of Ukrainian military equipment approximately one hundred meters from the troop deployment area.
The self-proclaimed Donbass Republic has repeatedly stated that Ukrainian forces are moving their weapons to the border in preparation for an offensive operation, with the stated goal of reaching the Russian border.
