President Petro Poroshenko says that the threat of large-scale hostilities with militants is growing, and the number of enemy forces is 40 thousand and 50 thousand are concentrated along the border.

About this Poroshenko said today while opening a meeting of the Council, reports Censor.NET.With reference to the press service of the head of state.

Opening the meeting, the President noted that the threat of large-scale hostilities with the Russian-terrorist groups not only continues, but increases, requiring additional measures to ensure the defense of the state. "From the operational to the rearrangement of classes and they are strong points, clarify the objectives of the fifth wave of mobilization, improvement of antilanding and anti-sabotage defense of Mariupol, Berdyansk and all of the Azov coast and to the national security Strategy," he said.

At the same time, as the President noted, it is necessary to work on strengthening the defense and the creation of modern Armed Forces. Now, thanks to the efforts of the military and volunteers in the country there is a reliable, highly professional and disciplined army that stops the aggression of the enemy. According to the President, the total number of enemy groups in the Donbass, based militants of illegal armed groups, is more than 40 thousand people, and the Russian military group near the state border is more than 50 thousand soldiers, almost one and a half times more than in July 2014.

"Rosvertol" continues to regularly supply the militants with weapons and military equipment, ammunition, the clothing and equipment, and fuel. That rifle hanging on the wall, sooner or later shoots. This rule applies not only to conventional theatre, but the theatre of war as well," said the President.

The head of state stressed that Ukraine fully complies with the Minsk agreements. "We have conclusive evidence, when all parties recorded steady observance by Ukraine of the Minsk commitments and ongoing violation of their by militants," - said Petro Poroshenko. The militants do not allow international observers in the proper way to check the validity of the withdrawal of heavy weapons. "The militants have carried out regular attacks of the Ukrainian positions and civilians, conduct active reconnaissance and subversive activities, provoking clashes to disrupt the peaceful settlement of the conflict", - said the President.

Source: http://censor.net.ua/