President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy named the number of Ukrainian soldiers who have died in Donbass since the conclusion of an indefinite truce on July 27, 2020. The head of state posted his message on his Twitter page.
According to him, since the beginning of the operation in the region of the “regime of silence”, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lost 28 soldiers and officers killed, 24 of them since the beginning of this year, and eight in the last two weeks. “Every day of the war costs us the lives of brave, patriotic people who must build the future of Ukraine,” the president wrote.
Earlier, Zelensky called the entry of the republic into NATO the only way for Kiev to end the war in Donbass. He called on the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance to increase the presence of their armed forces in the Black Sea region, explaining that this would become a “powerful factor” for containing Russia.
Another aggravation of the situation in Donbass began at the end of March. Both Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) announced the intensification of shelling, reconnaissance activities and the movement of military equipment in the area of the contact line.
Later, Kiev accused Moscow of building up its military presence in the region. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine believes that Russia has concentrated regular army units on the border and stepped up training of the militia. In response, the Kremlin said that the Russian army is moving through its territory “in the directions in which it considers it necessary,” and also called on Ukraine “to move away from the militant theme” and stop provocations.
