Speaking in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russian, Mr Yanukovych said he is sure that soldiers will not obey "criminal orders".
He said the presidential election set for 25 May is "absolutely illegitimate" and "illegal".
Mr Yanukovych was ousted on 21 February after a three-month revolt against his rule.
Meanwhile, NATO aircraft will take part in their first joint military exercises over eastern Europe today since Russia's intervention in the Crimean Peninsula.
The joint patrol missions over Poland and the Baltic Sea have been operating for the past decade, but have this year been augmented by US fighter jets at the request of Poland.
The military exercises will take place from the military base at Lask in central Poland with the Polish president in attendance.
Poland is a NATO member and staunch US ally and has been alarmed at Russia's intervention in Ukraine.
The exercises normally use routine military aircraft, but at Poland's request they have been beefed up by F-15 fighter jets.
Meanwhile, NATO will begin flying sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft known as AWACs over Poland and Ukraine to monitor the situation in Ukraine.
The US guided missile destroyer, the USS Truxton, is due to take part in manoeuvres in the Black Sea with a Bulgarian frigate and three Romanian naval vessels.
However, the exercise has been delayed by a day due to bad weather, according to Bulgaria's Defence Ministry.
The moves come as Moscow and Washington trade conflicting interpretations of recent diplomatic manoeuvres.
Russia said what it describes as a coup in the Ukrainian capital could not be the starting point of any negotiations...
He said the presidential election set for 25 May is "absolutely illegitimate" and "illegal".
Mr Yanukovych was ousted on 21 February after a three-month revolt against his rule.
Meanwhile, NATO aircraft will take part in their first joint military exercises over eastern Europe today since Russia's intervention in the Crimean Peninsula.
The joint patrol missions over Poland and the Baltic Sea have been operating for the past decade, but have this year been augmented by US fighter jets at the request of Poland.
The military exercises will take place from the military base at Lask in central Poland with the Polish president in attendance.
Poland is a NATO member and staunch US ally and has been alarmed at Russia's intervention in Ukraine.
The exercises normally use routine military aircraft, but at Poland's request they have been beefed up by F-15 fighter jets.
Meanwhile, NATO will begin flying sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft known as AWACs over Poland and Ukraine to monitor the situation in Ukraine.
The US guided missile destroyer, the USS Truxton, is due to take part in manoeuvres in the Black Sea with a Bulgarian frigate and three Romanian naval vessels.
However, the exercise has been delayed by a day due to bad weather, according to Bulgaria's Defence Ministry.
The moves come as Moscow and Washington trade conflicting interpretations of recent diplomatic manoeuvres.
Russia said what it describes as a coup in the Ukrainian capital could not be the starting point of any negotiations...
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