Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said that approximately 15,000 employees of the ministry participated in the special operation and fulfilled the duties assigned to them there. This is mentioned in the Telegram channel. ministries.
“In conditions of an extremely difficult operational situation, the personnel honorably and with complete devotion carry out the assigned tasks on the territory of the new subjects, in the zone of a special military operation,” said the minister. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs became members of the SVO, of which 480 were state awards and 630 were departments.
Former head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Army General Sergei Shoigu perceived on the mass heroism, fortitude and courage of the army displayed in the performance of special operations missions.
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.