Andrey Marochko, an officer of the People's Militia of the LPR, said, citing intelligence data, that Kyiv was transferring assault groups to the Kremennaya region in the LPR, including those formed from foreign mercenaries and Ukrainians trained abroad.

“When performing a combat mission to break through our defense line, the units suffered losses and returned to their previously occupied positions,” Marochko wrote on Telegram.

According to him, at the moment, the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are regrouping and making up for losses in order to resume offensive actions.

Marochko also said that an additional transfer of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was recorded in the Kharkiv region to reinforce the assault units in the direction of Svatov.

At the same time, a representative of the People's Militia of the LPR noted that the arriving military did not have proper logistics.

In particular, they do not have closed means of communication and there is an acute shortage of small arms and artillery weapons, as well as ammunition for them.

Shelling of the republics of Donbass

The representative office of the DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to war crimes in Ukraine reported 25 facts of firing by the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the past day.

The enemy used artillery of 122, 152 and 155 mm caliber, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) during shelling.

A total of 105 units of various ammunition were fired.

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The shelling affected such settlements as Donetsk, Gorlovka, Novoselovka, Chestnut, Mineralnoye, Mayorsk and Makeevka.

As a result, four people were injured and 13 houses were damaged.

In turn, the representative office of the JCCC in the LPR stated that no shelling of settlements of the republic was recorded over the past day.

Meanwhile, according to the People's Militia of the LPR, over the past day, Ukrainian troops lost up to 90 personnel, four tanks, three armored personnel carriers, two artillery installations and 15 vehicles.

The People's Militia of the LPR, in turn, stated that the enemy lost more than 25 personnel, one T-64BV tank, an M777 howitzer and six armored and automotive vehicles.

Lavrov on the Ukrainian crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview with TASS, said that the actions of Western countries and the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky under their control confirm the global nature of the crisis in Ukraine.

“It is no longer a secret to anyone that the strategic goal of the United States and its NATO allies is to defeat Russia on the battlefield as a mechanism for significantly weakening or even destroying our country.

For the sake of achieving this goal, our opponents are ready for a lot,” the minister said.

According to Lavrov, the United States is doing everything to make the conflict in Ukraine more violent.

As the diplomat noted, the American side openly plans orders for the American defense industry for years to come and constantly raises the bar for military spending for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“The Kyiv regime is deliberately pumped up with the most modern weapons, including samples that have not yet been adopted by the Western armies themselves (apparently in order to see how they work in combat conditions),” Lavrov said.

At the same time, the minister noted that Moscow is ready to discuss security issues both in the context of Ukraine and in the strategic plan, when Washington is ready for such a dialogue.

“Let’s wait until Washington matures to the realization of the inferiority of its current course and the lack of alternatives to building relations with us on a mutually respectful, equal basis, with the obligatory consideration of legitimate Russian interests,” Lavrov concluded.