MOSCOW, September 26. /TASS/. At least three battalions of the Ukrainian armed forces have arrived in the Krasny Liman area, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), said.

"We have detected an increase in the number [of Ukrainian troops] in the Krasny Liman area. At least three enemy battalions have arrived there in the past few days," Pushilin told the Soloviev Live TV channel.

He added that fighting was expected to escalate, "moreover across various segments [of the line of engagement]."