[Rusvasna] The heads of the DPR and LPR Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to help repel the aggression of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to avoid civilian casualties and a humanitarian catastrophe in Donbass.
This was announced by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.
“President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin received letters of appeal from the head of the Luhansk People's Republic, Leonid Pasechnik, and the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin.
The appeals emphasize that at present, due to the aggravation of the situation and threats from Kiev, the citizens of the Republics are forced to leave their homes, their evacuation to Russia continues.
The actions of the Kiev regime testify to the unwillingness to end the war in the Donbass.
Kiev continues to build up its military presence on the line of contact, while receiving comprehensive support, including military support, from the United States and other Western states.
The Kiev regime is focused on the forceful solution of the conflict.
Taking into account the above, the heads of the two Republics, in connection with the current situation, as well as in order to prevent civilian casualties and a humanitarian catastrophe, on the basis of Articles 3 and 4 of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republics, ask the President of Russia to assist in repelling aggression Armed forces and formations of Ukraine," he said.
The situation in the Donbass after the recognition of the LPR and DPR by Russia
[REGNUM] The situation in the Donbass escalated to the maximum by February 21: the authorities of the republics reported about the penetration of Ukrainian saboteurs, shells fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine flew into Russia, border guards liquidated a sabotage group that had penetrated into the Russian Federation, and due to the actions of the Ukrainian army, a significant part of the territory of the DPR was left without water supply.
After the decision of the Russian authorities to recognize the independence of the DPR and LPR, the hostilities did not stop - and on February 21, 22, and 23, the Ukrainian army continued shelling the territory of the republics. On the evening of February 23, the heads of the DPR and LPR announced the aggravation of the situation and threats from Kiev and officially appealed to the President of Russia with a request to help repel Ukrainian aggression.
In Kharkiv, Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk, the runways of airports were blocked by tractors in order to prevent the landing of Russian troops, says the Older Edda TV channel.
Russians began developing air assault troops in the 1970s to be delivered by parachute of helicopter, in anticipation of just this sort of countermeasure.