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Written by Piero Messina
The Ukrainian National Guard was in the process of attacking the Donbass regions. This was claimed by the Russian Defense Ministry which in the course of the combat actions of these days came into possession of classified documents attributed to the Kiev General Staff.
The Ukrainian military operation against the two self-proclaimed republics of Donestk should have been triggered in March. The documents reconstruct the attack plans and are considered secret orders given by the commander of the Ukrainian National Guard, Colonel General Nikolai Baden.
The documents are dated January 22 of this year and were addressed to the heads of the northern Kiev, southern Odessa and western territorial departments of the National Guard of Ukraine, commanders of the military units 2269, 3018, 3077.
By order of the Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, the battalion tactical group of the 4th operational brigade was being trained to perform combat (special) tasks within the framework of the Joint Forces operation as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The order , brought to the command of the National Guard of Ukraine, explains the plan for preparing one of the shock groups for offensive operations in the so-called “Joint Forces Operation” zone in Donbass.
The document approves the organizational structure of the battalion-tactical group of the 4th operational brigade of the National Guard, the organization of its comprehensive support and reassignment to the 80th separate air assault brigade of Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry points out how since 2016, this formation of the air assault troops of Ukraine has been trained by American and British instructors under the “NATO standard” training programs in Lvov.
“Thus, only one question remains unclear so far: how deeply the US leadership and its NATO allies were involved in the planning and preparation of the operation to storm the Donbass by the Ukrainian joint force grouping in early March. All those who care so much about peace in Ukraine today.” – the Russian MoD commented on Telegram.