China News Agency, Nur-Sultan, February 19. The leader of the Donetsk civil armed forces in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine said in a video speech on the 19th that the Ukrainian army is carrying out large-scale attacks on the areas controlled by civil armed forces in the eastern region.
In this regard, the leaders of the Donetsk civilian armed forces said they had signed a general mobilization order, calling on their compatriots to join the local armed forces to resist the attack of the Ukrainian army.
Earlier, the Ukrainian government emphasized that the Ukrainian army has no intention of launching military operations in the Donbas region.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexi Reznikov said on the 18th that the Ukrainian army has no intention of attacking the eastern civilian armed forces or launching military operations in the region, and the possibility of "large-scale escalation" of the situation in eastern Ukraine is low.
In this regard, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also denied the Ukrainian Armed Forces' statement that the Ukrainian government forces were preparing to launch an offensive in the area.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said on the official social account on the 18th that Ukraine has no plans to take such actions in the Donbas region, and Ukraine is committed to solving the problem through diplomatic channels.
Recently, tensions have continued in the eastern part of Uzbekistan, with the Ukrainian government army and civilian armed forces accusing each other of firing near the ceasefire line.
According to the news released by the Ukrainian military on the 18th, as of that day, Ukraine recorded 66 violations of the ceasefire agreement by the eastern civil forces, using heavy artillery, mortars and tanks to fire on more than a dozen settlements, injuring one soldier.
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