Putin's 'Operation Z', Russian tanks move towards Ukraine border, conflict between rebels and army intensifies, people flee to safe areas

Clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine intensified on Sunday. People are dying in the ongoing shelling from both the sides. According to the report of the news agency AP, two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four have been injured. Rebel leaders have said two people have been killed in the Ukrainian attack in the area they hold. Meanwhile, according to the news agency IANS, Russian armored artillery and tanks are moving towards the Ukrainian border, which has started to strengthen the fear of war.

Is this operation 'Z'...

IANS quoted the British newspaper Daily Mail as saying that Russian guns and tanks have been painted with the letter Z in English. The letter Z is not only written on cannons but it is also written on trucks and guns. This Russian convoy has been seen in Belgorod and Krask areas along the Ukraine border. According to the report, the letter Z has been seen written on about 200 vehicles of the Russian army. The letter Z seems to have been painted in haste. It is believed that some special plan has been given to this batch of army.

Migration of people to safer areas

At the same time, according to the AP report, women, children and elderly people continue to flee from areas to safer areas of Russia amid increasing conflict with the rebels and the Ukrainian army. It has been learned that Russia has issued passports to seven lakh people living in rebel-held areas, making them formally its citizens. The US and its allies have called the conflict erupting in eastern Ukraine, ongoing exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea and nuclear strike drills as measures to increase Russia's tensions.

Russian soldiers approaching Ukraine border

America and its allies have said that through them Russia is making excuses to attack Ukraine. Any day he can launch military action on Ukraine. US President Joe Biden has warned of a Russian attack in the week starting Monday. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that Russian troops have moved closer to the Ukrainian border and are building a barricade with their weapons. Their preparations are just before the attack.

Two thousand incidents of ceasefire violation in three days

Two thousand incidents of ceasefire violations have been recorded in three days in a clash between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed rebels. The observer group appointed between the rebel-held area and the rest of Ukraine said this in its latest report. The two have been fighting in eastern Ukraine since 2014, but the latest conflict is the deadliest in seven years. Meanwhile, Ukraine has closed checkposts on seven routes leading to rebel-held areas. Now the movement of people from both the sides has stopped.

Ukraine's Interior Minister Survived in Firing

According to ANI, Ukraine's Interior Minister Denis Monastrsky, who visited the border area on Sunday, came under the firing of the rebels. The Home Minister was accompanied by a team of 25 journalists from the country and abroad. Bullets hit the vehicles in the convoy but no one was injured. The security officials then asked the minister and his companions to leave the area quickly.

Russia completes preparations for attack

According to a Reuters report, President Biden in the US held a meeting with the National Security Council at the White House on Sunday. The latest situation in Ukraine was discussed in the meeting. Top US military and intelligence officials and security experts are unanimous that Russia has completed preparations for an attack on Ukraine and can act at any time. Russia has not prepared for war keeping Ukraine in mind, but it is also running with the possibility of NATO interference. Due to this, Russia has conducted an exercise to test its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.