According to him, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is ready to use any forces for this task in order to inflict an image loss on Russia.
“Therefore, the operation itself to unblock Artyomovsk is planned by the leadership of the NATO bloc,” RIA Novosti quoted Alaudinov on the air of the Rossiya 1 TV channel.
He added that for this purpose the Ukrainian army has concentrated three groups.
Earlier, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said that Ukrainian troops continue to build up a grouping in the northwest and southwest of Artyomovsk of the Donetsk People's Republic.