Published 14:28 IST, April 2nd 2022

Ukraine claims Russia has started mobilising its troops in Moldova's Transnistrian region

Ukraine claims Russia might use these additional units for provocations and demonstrative actions on the border with Ukraine’s Odesa region.

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Following Russia-Ukraine's latest rounds of negotiation in Turkey and Moscow's word on scaling down military activities in war-hit nation, Kremlin reportedly redeployed troops in Transnistria of Republic of Moldova. According to General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Russia has started mobilising its troops in Transnistria. Russia might use se ditional units for provocations and demonstrative actions on border with Ukraine’s Odesa region.

Moreover, Ukraine claimed Moscow has been planning an offensive in Slobozhansky, Donetsk and Luhansk areas. Though reducing Russian troops in certain parts of eastern European nation is underway, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indicated that one must t be sure of Vlimir Putin's intentions. Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security stated, " redeployment of Russian troops and units of so-called Transnistrian-Moldavian Republic to prepare for a demonstration of reiness for offensive can possibly, hostilities against Ukraine was ted." 

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Russians continue to suffer 'significant' losses in Luhansk: Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities mentioned, " enemy (Russians) continues to suffer significant losses in Luhansk region.
Thus, in city of Alchevsk, local hospital in area of hostilities near vill of Popasna received about 30 wounded
occupiers-Kyrov."

According to available information, de Russian occupiers are left on battlefield. At same time, last week, irreparable loss of personnel in units of so-called 2nd Army Corps amounted to about 800 people, Stratcom Centre said. 

Russia continues illegal acts: Ukraine

In a recent development, a group of Ukrainian forces have reportedly repulsed nine enemy attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk directions during day. "Our soldiers destroyed eight tanks, 44 armoured fighting vehicles, 16 units of vehicles and ten artillery systems," Ukrainian authorities disclosed. In dition, y mentioned that Ukrainians h repulsed 9 attacks during day in breakaway rebel region of Donbas, comprising Donetsk and Luhansk. 

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On Monday, Kyiv claimed that units of Vlimir Putin-led forces have been 'transferred from occupied territories of Georgia to Ukraine to recruit armed forces of Russian Federation'. During negotiations in Istanbul, Putin's ministration vowed to reduce its military presence around Kyiv and Chernihiv, wherein  move would amount to 'de-escalation' and t a ceasefire. 

However, it may be ted that each round of dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv, along with every resolution session at UNSC, is being carried out while Putin off-handedly deems ongoing war as its 'special military operation' in Kyiv to disarm and 'denazify' Ukraine and put its 'military infrastructure out of operation'. 

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14:28 IST, April 2nd 2022