Camouflaged in the undergrowth of the contested Donbass region, a Ukrainian artillery unit is waiting: for the order to fire, for the order to march, for water for tea. The soldiers here allow a glimpse into their hidden bunkers and the relative calm around the campfire. Volodymyr Dumanskyi is a member of the unit. “We are prepared for any turn of events: we are ready to attack, ready to defend, ready to retreat – if necessary. We are prepared for anything.” The Donbas is the focal point of the current conflicts in Ukraine. Russia is conducting a major offensive in Luhansk, one of the two provinces in the Donbass. Russian forces attacked Ukraine almost three months ago in what President Vladimir Putin called a “special military operation”. Dangerous nationalists should therefore be deposed. Ukraine and Western governments dismissed this justification as false, blaming Russia for launching an unprovoked invasion. A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that artillery and airstrikes hit Ukrainian targets. This could not initially be verified independently. As fighting continues in the east, Kyiv appears to be toughening its stance on negotiations. Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or territorial concessions to Russia on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff tweeted: “The war must end with the full restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.” Polish Prime Minister Andrzej Duda spoke to the Ukrainian parliament on Sunday. Duda stated that Warsaw supported Kyiv in demanding a full Russian withdrawal. Negotiations have nothing to do with the undergrowth of Donbass. Here we have to keep waiting.
Source: Stern
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