Donetsk, Feb 1 : The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) claimed that there is an increase in Ukrainian drone flights over the line of contact and reserves the right to request help from Russia if foreign countries continue to arm Ukraine, a spokesperson for the DPR army said on Tuesday. “We observe the intensification of flights by Ukrainian drones in all areas over the line of engagement. We think that in this way the joint forces operation command is trying to conduct reconnaissance of our positions at the front line of defenses to define targets in preparation for their elimination,” the spokesperson stated.
He further stated that “We call on Western countries and international organizations financing Ukrainian aggression against Donbas to suspend deliveries of lethal weaponry and make Kiev adhere to the Minsk Agreements. We reserve the right to ask Russia and other countries to provide us with military and military-technical assistance if these deliveries continue”.
Earlier on Tuesday, Alexey Kulemzin, the chief of the Donetsk administration said that an explosive device was found and defused in the administration building of the Kyivskyi district of the city with no casualties inflicted. According to the DPR military, the Ukrainian army’s plan of attack against Donbas is ready and will be finalized by military command in Kiev later this week.
