“In recent days, yes, he is trying to counterattack the positions of our troops more often, to look for weaknesses in the defense ... All this is revealed in the early approaches, his whole plan immediately becomes clear and understandable to us.

All measures are being taken to destroy the enemy, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

He noted that any movements or attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to go deeper into the defense line will be revealed in advance.

Earlier, Assistant Minister of the Interior of the Luhansk People's Republic Vitaly Kiselev said that mercenaries from the so-called foreign legion and units of the Kraken nationalist formation tried to break through the defenses of the allied forces in the Svatov area.