Russian President Vladimir Putin is afraid of the beginning of the offensive of the Ukrainian military in the Donbass.
About this in his column on the "Apostrophe" wrote a military columnist Yuri Karin.
According to him, Russia specifically transferred tanks, armored combat vehicles, artillery systems, MLRS, other equipment "in an amount commensurate with thousands and hundreds" to the Donbas, and about 11,000 military personnel to make the APU impossible.
"So many forces here are bent to conserve the conflict and keep Ukraine on a short leash. Without integration and without development. Putin thinks that by stuffing the Donbass with equipment and weapons, he will keep the territory. Another reason for this "iron saturation" is the panic phobia of the Kremlin, that our troops will go on the offensive and drive this semblance of troops towards the Russian border, "Karin said..