The movement of Russian servicemen on the territory of the Russian Federation should not cause concern for other countries, since Russia does not pose a threat to foreign states.

This opinion was expressed by the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on reports that military units were transferred to the Rostov region.

“No one has wandered or wandered, and the Russian army moves on Russian territory in the directions in which it considers it necessary, in the form in which it considers it necessary to ensure the security, reliable security of our country.

This should not cause anyone the slightest concern, ”said Peskov.

He stressed that Russia as a state "is always very attentive to its own security."

"Russia does not pose a threat to any country in the world, including it does not pose a threat to Ukraine," added a Kremlin spokesman.

The day before, "Russian military activity near Ukraine" became the topic of a telephone conversation between EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

The head of European diplomacy also noted that this issue will be discussed at the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers of the EU countries on April 19.

Prior to this, the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin assured his Ukrainian counterpart Andrey Taran that the United States would support Kiev in the event of an escalation of "military aggression" from Moscow.

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The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, in a conversation with RT, noted that the situation on the demarcation line in Donbass is currently "tense".

In his opinion, this happened due to the fact that Kiev has been increasingly engaged in the escalation of the conflict in recent months.

“At the moment, Ukraine is ready for full-fledged military operations.

Time will tell whether such an order is issued or not, but Ukraine has such an opportunity, ”he said.

- DPR is ready for any development of events.

We are doing everything possible so that the conflict does not flare up. "

The head of the DPR also cited statistics on the number of people killed and injured since the beginning of the conflict in 2014.

So, over the past seven years in the territory of the republic as a result of hostilities, 4,970 people were killed, of which 91 were children, more than 7,800 people were injured of varying severity.

Ilya Kiva, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the Opposition Platform - For Life faction, expressed a similar position on his Telegram channel.

In his opinion, Ukraine is "as close as never before" to the beginning of a large-scale war in Donbass, which will then cover the entire country.

“The decision on re-election has long been ripe in the office of the president, but it is only necessary to clean up the political field.

The beginning of the war is also the opportunity to introduce martial law throughout Ukraine at any time, which means that the discontent of the population with the government is replaced by animal fear for their lives, ”wrote the People's Deputy.

In February, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) reported that in 2020, during the hostilities in southeastern Ukraine, 24 civilians were killed and 107 were injured.

At the same time, on April 3, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR announced another victim of the conflict - soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used heavy weapons and a drone in the village of Aleksandrovskoye near Yenakiyevo.

A child born in 2016 died, while a 66-year-old woman was injured.

In addition, a 46-year-old civilian was wounded in the LPR after an explosion of an ammunition.

In connection with the above incidents, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened criminal cases on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Art.

356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Use in an armed conflict of means and methods prohibited by an international treaty of the Russian Federation").

“The Ukrainian security forces violated the Protocol on the cessation of the use of weapons in the south-east of Ukraine and the Memorandum thereto, the provisions of the Convention on the Protection of Civilian Population in Time of War and Additional Protocol II to it.

The Investigative Committee is carrying out a set of investigative actions aimed at establishing all the circumstances of these crimes and the persons involved in their commission, ”the ministry said in a statement.

Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the incident, noted with regret that Kiev is not fulfilling its obligations to implement the Minsk agreements.

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Every time a person dies, especially if it is a child, it is a tragedy.

Of course, all this is these bitter consequences of the unsettled situation.

Moreover, the consequences of growing tensions on the line of contact, ”said the spokesman for the Russian leader.

He also drew attention to the fact that the field commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine make a decision to open fire without asking for sanction from the higher leadership.