“Today, in Washington, London, Brussels, they do not hide their intentions to continue recklessly investing in the fight against Russia on the battlefield with the hands and lives of Ukrainians, who are considered exclusively as expendable material,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, The New York Times sources reported that American intelligence, as part of strengthening cooperation with colleagues from Ukraine, advised Kyiv on preparations for conducting hostilities near Kharkov.

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters condemned the supply of weapons to Ukraine by Western countries, adding that in this way they "add fuel to the fire."