Poltorak: Russia plans to invade Ukraine

The current situation in the Donbass, shows that Russia does not refuse from plans of an attack on Ukraine, says the head of the ukrainian defense ministry stepan poltorak. The situation at the front indicates that the aggressor - the Russian Federation does not refuse from the idea to seize our country - he said during a graduation ceremony of trainees of the national defense university of Ukraine named. I. Chernyakhovsky on friday in Kiev, transfers "Interfax"According to the minister, in these circumstances, Ukraine should continue reforms of the defence sector and to strengthen the army. Just how professionally each of us, obtaining knowledge, will act in their posts, depends how fast we can reform the apu. We created a new governance bodies, joint operations headquarters, sso, improved high-mobility troops, improve training, change the system of logistics - said the head of the defense ministry. According to him, only in 2016, the armed forces received 2. 5 thousand units of new and upgraded equipment, 15 thousand units of equipment have been repaired. Also poltorak said that for half a year on service under the contract in armed forces of Ukraine received 86 thousand people.

For 2016 and beginning of 2017 to the troops under contract come 86 thousand troops, which suggests that the army is becoming professional. Contractors are motivated, trained, and have combat experience. And it allowed us today to abandon mobilization – said the poltorak, the minister noted that the number of contractors has also helped to create the reserve. We have created a 100-strong reserve, which for several days can take up arms. Every year, exercises are held – the minister said and added that "We must be ready for change of scenery. "As earlier reported, Ukraine intends to switch to contract army by 2020.

By this time, the contract plan to sign with 250 thousand people. At the moment, the ministry of defense of Ukraine said that the apu on the contract are already more than 150 thousand people, of which 47. 5 thousand officers.