“The number of Russian combat units is decreasing on the territories controlled by the insurgents. Over 1,000 Russian servicemen left Ukraine,” said the press center of ATO on Facebook.
At that, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics try to create their own military structures instead of the regular units of the Russian Armed Forces, according to the HQ.
“Thus, the leaders of the militants announced creation of the first regiment of the internal forces of DPR in Donetsk. Despite the behavioral style of the militants with the local population we can only imagine how they will protect the legitimacy on the controlled territories,” said the ATO HQ.