“They have more and more losses”: in the Zaporozhye region, they announced the pulling together of a record number of APU forces to the borders of the region

Volodymyr Rogov, chairman of the “We are with Russia” movement, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are pulling a large number of weapons and military personnel to the line of contact with the Zaporozhye region.

“The number of weapons and personnel deployed on the Zaporozhye line of contact is impressive.

It is much more than it was during the entire time of the NWO, ”TASS quotes Rogov.

According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retain their offensive potential on the line of contact, despite the increase in losses.

As Rogov noted, the losses of Ukrainian formations are quickly replenished.

“Their activity did not decrease at all, their losses are increasing,” said the chairman of the “We are with Russia” movement.

At the same time, he noted that military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular ammunition depots located on the territory controlled by Kyiv, are being actively destroyed on the line of contact.

“Recently, warehouses of ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons have begun to be actively destroyed not just along the LBS (line of contact. -

), but in the Gulyaipol and Orekhovsky districts, located beyond the regional centers, deeper, in the territory controlled by the Zelensky regime, ”- Rogov said.

According to him, every day in the territory controlled by Kyiv, as part of the shelling of military facilities, "arrives quite accurately."

Integration of new territories

DPR Prime Minister Vitaly Khotsenko said that the authorities of the republic are working on the creation of a free economic zone, within which the nullification of a number of taxes is being considered.

Also on russian.rt.com In the DPR announced the abolition of customs control on the border with Russia

“We are now working to ensure that we also have a free economic zone on the territory of our region, so that there are the most favorable conditions for business at the entrance,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

According to Khotsenko, zeroing may affect taxes on property, land, and profits.

He also expressed confidence that the opening of the Russian market for the DPR will block the negative effect of international sanctions.

“What are sanctions when the 145 millionth market of our Russia opens before you?

It overrides any sanctions.

What does the business need?

Sales market.

We now have a market.

And then there is the EAEU as a whole, in which not only Russia, but also other states,” Khotsenko said.

The prime minister of the DPR also noted that the republic has become accustomed to these conditions over the eight years of life under sanctions.

Among other things, Khotsenko mentioned negotiations with a number of Russian retail chains regarding work in the DPR.

According to him, the leadership of the republic intends to develop competition and wants to see large chains on the market.

“We are negotiating with a number of large chains.

I just don't want to talk to anyone until it's done.

When it happens, we will immediately announce, and people will see large Russian networks, ”the DPR prime minister believes.

Meanwhile, the LPR said that the next step in integration would be the liberation of the territories that became part of Russia.

This point of view was expressed by the representative of the Luhansk People's Republic in Moscow, Rodion Miroshnik.

“The transition period has begun.

And now the first and most important thing will be complete liberation and security.

The real merging of our military units into one well-fighting combat mechanism, ”RIA Novosti quotes Miroshnik.

According to him, this process should take place “without distortions and differences in approaches,” as well as using the experience of the fighters of the Donbass republics.

Ambassador to Washington on protecting new territories

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said that Moscow will defend the new territories as an integral part of the country.

“I firmly believe that we will defend our Crimea and new territories as an integral part of our country.

In this, our actions will be adamant, ”Antonov said on Channel One.

According to him, the current crisis is acquiring a different content, since now we are talking about strikes on Russian territory using American weapons.

A day earlier, Antonov said that Washington, by supplying weapons to Ukraine, only prolongs the conflict and increases the risk of a direct military clash between Russia and Western countries.