Russia planned full-scale offensive against Ukraine in March 2014 – Turchynov

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, who served as acting president of Ukraine from February 23 to June 7, 2014, reveals Ukraine's intelligence repeatedly reported in March 2014 on Russian troops' readiness to launch a full-scale offensive against Ukraine. In a documentary titled "Ukraine: 100 Days Above an Abyss " that was shown on Ukrainian 1+1 TV channel on March 13, Turchynov said enemy tanks and helicopters were approaching the border and were turning back, and the Russian army was standing along the entire border in the north and east.