Ivan Filiponenko, the official representative of the People’s Militia of the Lugansk People’s Republic, said that the troops of the department destroyed about 90 fighters of the Ukrainian army. It has been reported telegraph channel NM LNR.
“Over the past 24 hours, during the active offensive operations of the units of the LPR People’s Militia, the enemy has suffered significant losses in manpower and military equipment. About 90 personnel were destroyed, the report said.
The ministry also added that 3 tanks, 5 armored personnel carriers, 2 unmanned aerial vehicles and 16 special vehicles were destroyed in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Formerly, an officer of the LPR People’s Militia, Andrey Marochko, of the Armed Forces of Ukraine loss About 20 officers during attempts to counterattack in Donbass. According to him, the Ukrainian army suffered the most serious losses when trying to attack the positions of the Russian Federation in the area of the Svatovo-Kremennaya front line in the north of the republic.
Prior to this, Marochko was trying to attack the western border of the republic of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. loss More than 170 soldiers. He noted that Ukrainian troops continued “attempted suicide attacks”.
February 24, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationThe one who, in response to a request for help from the heads of the LPR and DPR, decided to conduct a military special operation to protect Donbass.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.