AFP
Ukrainian National Guard launched an offensive against pro-Russian separatists near the strategic port city of Mariupol, on the southern east of Ukraine – Ukrainian Council informed the National Security and Defense (NSDC).
Secretary of Oleksandr Turchynov “somewhere near Mariupol, where individuals (subject to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs) of the National Guard broke the enemy defense and lead the offensive” – announced NSDC on its website.
Volunteer Battalion “Azov” reported on social media that also participates in the government’s offensive and supplanted separatists from several villages northeast of Mariupol, forcing them to retreat towards the border with Russia.
On Monday, a spokesman for the NSDC Andriy Lysenko reported that in recent days from Russia to Ukraine was shifted about 1.5 thousand soldiers and more than 300 pieces of military equipment, vehicles and columns of Russian soldiers went in the direction of cities of Lugansk, Debaltseve and Anthracite. On Saturday, another member of the NSDC Volodymyr Polowyj warned that the pro-Russian separatist troops are preparing for an attack on the Ukrainian government forces in and around the cities Debaltseve and Mariupol.
Located on the Sea of Azov Mariupol lies on the only road between Russia and the land occupied by the her last year of Crimea. January 24 in the shelling of the city by separatists killed 30 people, which, with increased fighting in the east of Ukraine has prompted the European Union to decide whether to acquire visa and financial sanctions another 19 people.
On Tuesday, will be held in Minsk group meeting Contact Group. crisis in Ukraine (OSCE, Russia, Ukraine), and a day later, also in the Belarusian capital – the next meeting of the leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia.
Launched an offensive by government forces near Mariupol – Republic
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