“We are at war with the whole world”: the Ministry of Defense sets the goals of the second stage of special operations in Ukraine

“Exit to Transnistria”

“Since the beginning of the second stage of special operations, literally two days ago, one of the tasks of the Russian army is to maintain complete control over the Donbass and southern Ukraine,” Minnekaev said at the annual meeting. Chairman of the Defense Industry Association of the Sverdlovsk Region.

According to him, control over the Donbass will allow Russia to create a land corridor to the Crimea.

“This (control over Donbass – socialbites.ca) is also the deputy commander of Ukraine (military forces – socialbites.ca), the Black Sea ports (others – socialbites.ca .Ru”), where agricultural and metallurgical products are delivered, ”said the country. .

He stressed that the technical superiority of the Russian army over the Ukrainian Armed Forces on land, at sea and in the airspace is obvious. Minnekaev said that “the Russian armed forces did not suffer any losses during the strikes” and that this “depressed the morale of the personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces the most”.

“Controlling the south of Ukraine is another route to Transnistria where there are also the realities of repression against the Russian-speaking population. It would seem that now we are at war with the whole world, as during the Great Patriotic War, all of Europe, the whole world was against us. And now it’s the same, they never liked Russia,” added Minnekaev.

The Kremlin declined to comment on Minnekayev’s statements.

“We still do not comment on issues related to the conduct of a special military operation (Russia in Ukraine – socialbites.ca),” Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, told reporters who wanted to comment on Minnekaev’s remarks. To inform.

“Liberation” of Donbass

According to Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, former commander of the Russian Air Force, head of the Heroes’ Union, in the next stage of the special operation Russia should seize control of Odessa. He said this in an interview with Arguments and Facts on April 15.

“Mariupol and some other fortified areas are holding the units back. As soon as we break this Gordian knot, it will become much easier, and then we will take over the grouping between the Dnieper and Izium, which is already essentially surrounded and in a cauldron. Next is Odessa. While progress in the Nikolaev area, Odessa appendicitis It’s like it’s getting clogged up, but I think it’s time to come,” he said.

A few days later, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview with India Today, announced the start of the second phase of military special operations in Ukraine aimed at taking complete control of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

“The operation in eastern Ukraine is aimed at the complete liberation of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics, as it was announced from the very beginning. This operation will continue, the next phase of this operation begins, and it seems to me that now will be an important moment, ”said the director.

He noted that Russia recognizes the people’s republics within the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. According to him, when the referendums on the right to self-determination of the DPR and LPR were held in 2014, these regions voted for complete independence. But later the Ukrainian troops “smashed” a significant part of the territories from each of the republics.

On April 19, Bloomberg published an article in which he noted that the second phase of the Russian military special operation in Ukraine could be more successful than the first. Additionally, a large Ukrainian military group risks being encircled during a new Russian offensive.

“We Help Our People”

On April 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained why the Russian Federation launched a military special operation in Ukraine. He also outlined the goal the country had set for itself.

“Unfortunately, a lot has changed for the worse in the Luhansk People’s Republic. Because all these eight years bombings, artillery attacks and hostilities continued. And of course, it was very, very difficult for people. The life of people in the Crimea, Sevastopol was different – this is obvious. But the tragedy that took place in the Donbass, including the Lugansk People’s Republic, forced Russia to launch this military operation, which everyone now knows very well.”

According to the head of state, first of all, “the purpose of this operation” is “to help our people living in Donbass”.

“We will act constantly and we will succeed – life will return to normal in the Donbass,” said the Russian leader.

Deputy Commander of the Central Military District, Major General Rustam Minnekaev, said that during the second phase of military special operations in Ukraine, Russia should establish full control over the Donbass. According to him, control over the south of Ukraine will provide a new way out to Transnistria, where the Russian-speaking population is also under pressure.



Source: Gazeta

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