Shoigu announced the preparation of the US provocation with chemical weapons in the east of Ukraine

US private military companies located in the Donetsk region are preparing a provocation with chemicals in eastern Ukraine , said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

“Tanks with unidentified chemical components have been delivered to the cities of Avdiivka and Krasny Liman to commit provocations,” he said at an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry board with the participation of President Vladimir Putin .

According to the ministry, about 120 representatives of American PMCs [private military contractors] who train Ukrainian special forces arrived in the region.

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US builds up forward military presence near Russian borders – defense minister

The US is building up a forward military presence near Russia’s borders, deploying about 8,000 troops in Eastern Europe, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry Board on Tuesday.

“The US is scaling up its forward military presence near the Russian borders. In Eastern Europe, some 8,000 US troops have been deployed. As for the grouping of US troops in Germany, the Command Theater Engagement has been recreated there. Until 1991, it was responsible for using medium-range missiles,” the defense minister noted. According to Shoigu, it is necessary to have strike missile weapons.

The expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry Board, which was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, took place in Moscow….