"According to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, the Russian Federation is completing is completing preparations for a set of measures aimed at encouraging our state to respond militarily to hostile actions of the occupiers on the contact line in eastern Ukraine, expanding Russia's military presence in the so-called DPR and LPR by introducing regular units of the Russian Federation Armed Forces, citing the need to protect Russian citizens in the self-proclaimed republics (in fact, they are citizens of Ukraine who have been forcibly issued Russian passports in recent years). In addition, an attempt to advance the Russian occupation forces deep into the territory of Ukraine is not ruled out.

It is also known that Russian diplomatic missions abroad and media outlets have been tasked to be ready to cover and explain to the world community information about the allegedly aggressive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russian "peacekeeping" measures in response.