Ukraine has stationed about half of its army, amounting to well over 100,000 troops, in the war-torn Donbas region, a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman alleged on Wednesday. “According to some reports, the number of troops … in the conflict zone already reaches 125,000 people, and this, if anyone does not know, is half of the entire composition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Maria Zakharov said during a news conference in Moscow, RT reported. Ukrainian government forces have been battling Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas region since 2014. More than 14,000 people have died in the fighting. Kyiv has not immediately responded to Zakharov’s claims. The diplomatic spokeswoman also said that the armed forces of Ukraine are “increasing [their] military force, pulling heavy equipment and personnel.” She also pointed at an increasing number of violations of a cease-fire in the east. The accusations come at a …