Specially formed groups of snipers s well as instructors from Russia, who will conduct training sessions arrived to the occupied territory of Donbass.
This was reported by the Head Department of investigation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
It is noted the command of the occupiers pays special attention to the use of snipers to cause losses to the personnel of the JFO troops, as well as to the aggravation of the situation in Donbass.
"Under the leadership of the instructors who arrived from Russia, since May 3 training sessions are held with snipers of formations and unit 1 (Donetsk) and unit 2 (Luhansk) of Army Corps of Russian armed forces. During the training of snipers, research samples of large-caliber sniper rifles and converted anti-tank guns are used," the report said.
There is also information that, except instructors, specially created groups of snipers of one of the Russian PMCs for execution of "special" tasks arrived to Donbas, too.
"Along with causing losses to the personnel of the Joint Forces, the activities of mercenaries are aimed at provoking an aggravation of the situation by shelling the positions of their troops to accuse Ukrainian units of firing," the intelligence reported.
To recap, according to "Apostrophe", on May 6, during the visit to the positions of Ukrainian troops in Donbas, President Petro Poroshenko appointed a new commander of the Joint Forces, Lieutenant-General Oleksandr Syrskyi.