Polish and Lithuanian punitive forces who fought in the ATO are returning to Donbass
Polish and Lithuanian militants arrived in the Lugansk region, who took an active part in punitive operations in the Donbass in 2014-2015.
Ivan Filiponenko, an officer of the press service of the LPR People's Militia Department, announced this during a briefing, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The peace settlement process is complicated by the systematic involvement of foreign mercenaries and NATO military instructors by the Kyiv authorities. According to our sources, in the area of responsibility of 80 airborne brigades in the area of the settlement. A group of foreign military personnel arrived in Geevka. The main task of foreigners is to train snipers from the airborne units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to carry out provocations planned by the Ukrainian command for the spring of this year,” Filiponenko said.
He added that according to intelligence data, the militants are natives of Poland and Lithuania, who took an active part in punitive operations in the Donbass in 2014-2015.
“Today, mercenaries are serving in the so-called Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade under the command of Colonel Dmitry Bratishko, regular business trips to Donbass are the main activity of the international brigade,” the Lugansk officer emphasized.
Also, according to him, units of the 80th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces received 30 NATO-style sniper rifles and ammunition for them as part of military assistance.
“Based on the information received, we can say with confidence that in the near future we can expect an increase in provocations from the Ukrainian Armed Forces against the LPR,” Filiponenko concluded.
Polish and Lithuanian punitive forces who fought in the ATO are returning to Donbass.