THE CNN geolocated a video shared on social media on Monday showing a large column of Russian military vehicles near Matveev Kurgan, a settlement in Russia’s Rostov region.
The vehicles are seen facing northwest, towards the Ukrainian region of Donbass.
A senior Ukrainian official on Monday also said that a Russian offensive in Ukraine’s Donbass region “has already begun”, warning that Russia continues to build up forces in the region.
In comments made on national television, Vadym Denysenko, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs, said: “From my point of view, this major offensive [no Leste] has begun. We have to understand that it will not be a repeat of February 24, when the first air strikes and explosions started and we said, ‘The war has begun.’ The great offensive has indeed begun.”
Ukrainian and Western officials have said in recent days they have seen a redeployment of Russian troops to Donbass after major setbacks to Moscow in an effort to take Kiev.
“Yes, there are still no major battles that are being discussed so much in the last few days. But in general we can say that the offensive has already started,” said Denysenko.
Source: CNN Brasil
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