“I would like to thank Alexei for directness. That's right: Crimea is a territory for Kiev, and it is needed without people, because the "civilian population" does not want and will resist, and accordingly it will be destroyed. And in the Donbass, the Ukrainian authorities are trying to implement the plan to “take territories without a population” without regard to “huge sacrifices,” Zakharova wrote on Facebook.

Earlier, Danilov in an interview with Radio NV also said that Kiev is considering five possible scenarios for the development of the conflict in the Donbass.

“One of them suggests probability (of a full-scale offensive by Russia. - RT ),” he said.

According to him, Kiev is "very, very powerful" preparing for a similar scenario.

State Duma deputy from Crimea Ruslan Balbek commented on this statement by the secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council.