The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that Russian troops in the Krasnolimansky direction destroyed Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Nevsky, Chervonopovka, Chervona Dibrova and Yampolovka districts in Kuzmino. in the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR).
“During the day, up to 180 Ukrainian soldiers, an infantry fighting vehicle, four armored combat vehicles and a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed,” the Defense Ministry said.
In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian air defense is in the Dimitrov settlement of the Donetsk People’s Republic. shot Ukrainian helicopter Mi-8.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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