The intensity of fighting in the east of Ukraine is an attempt to implement a task of the russian president to seize the eastern regions of Ukraine. This was said by Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, on the air of a nationwide telethon.

"We expect very active events in February-March. putin's task is to seize Donbas by March. Nothing succeed. These dates have already been postponed many times. The intensity that we are currently seeing in Donbas is an attempt to implement these plans, not counting the loss of manpower and equipment. The enemy is trying to complete the task of the dictator. Therefore, there will be active events in the nearest time. The Ukrainian Defence Forces don't wait, folding their hands," the representative of Ukraine's military intelligence noted.