MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS/. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are pulling all their reserves to the frontline, Russian Commander in Ukraine Army General Sergey Surovikin told reporters on Tuesday.

"The Ukrainian regime attempts to breach our defenses. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are pulling all the available reserves to do so. These are largely territorial defense forces, without the completed full course of training," the Army General said.

Ukrainian leaders doom them to destruction by that, Surovikin noted. "Such units have low morale as a rule. To prevent the flight from the frontline, Ukrainian authorities are using barrier units of nationalists, who are shooting everyone attempting to leave the battlefield," he added.