Sergey Shoigu: Provocations Using 'Chemical Components' Are Being Prepared in Eastern Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated in a meeting of the ministry's board attended by Vladimir Putin that provocations using 'chemical components' are being prepared in eastern Ukraine.

According to him, more than 120 employees of American PMCs are present in the Donetsk region.

"They are equipping firing positions in residential buildings and socially significant facilities, preparing the forces of Ukraine's special operations and radical armed groups for active military operations," the defense minister said.