russia’s military command is strengthening the grouping of troops on the territory of Ukraine by redeploying those mobilized from the training grounds of belarus and russia to the areas bordering Ukraine.
That is according to Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar, Ukrinform reports.
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"The enemy is relocating the mobilized from the training grounds in Belarus and Russia to the combat zone and border areas, and continues to focus the main efforts on Donetsk region. The highest activity of the enemy is observed in the Bakhmut, Lyman and Avdiivkadirections," Hanna Maliar said at a briefing of representatives of the Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine at Military Media Center.
Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister reported that as of January 10, the Russian army included about 280 formations, together with the operational reserve (250 last week). The enemy rotates the units as part of the regional grouping of troops (forces) on the territory of Belarus.
As Hanna Maliar stated, the situation in the areas of hostilities remains difficult.
"In the absence of the necessary amount of military equipment, the Kremlin actively uses human resources to achieve success on the battlefield," the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine emphasized.
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