Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Painter: the army is in constant readiness Painter. As RIA Novosti writes, this is how she commented on reports of the allegedly increased activity of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border.
“No matter how we assess the accumulation of troops in public space, today the Ukrainian army is in constant readiness to defend and repulse attacks, “she recalled, noting that the army is ready to fight off not only a full-scale invasion, but also the seizure of critical infrastructure.
” If we are talking about readiness, then combat readiness and round-the-clock, “Malyar stressed.
Earlier, State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Washington would closely monitor Russia's further actions towards Ukraine in the near future. According to the diplomat, in the course of bilateral contacts with Moscow, the American side conveyed to Russian politicians that “aggressive or provoking escalation” actions cause concern among the United States and European partners.
The West accuses Russia of “expanding aggression” and tightening troops to the border with Ukraine. The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov recalled: the news that Russia allegedly transferred its tanks to the border with Ukraine is untrue and is a stuffing-in.