Fighters of the Akhmat unit along with the second corps of the People’s Militia of the LPR broke through the defense of the Ukrainian troops. This was announced by the head of the Chechen Republic, Apty Alaudinov, assistant to the head of the Chechen Republic for the energy bloc, responsible for Lugansk.
The settlements of Yuzhny and Wojewodowce, as well as the Zarya gunpowder factory were under their control. Moreover, the Russian army seized the villages of Fakel, Raduga-2, Zarya, Zarya-1, Miczuryniec and Elektromontażnik.
Since February 24, Russia has been carrying out a military operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called his goal «to protect people who had been the target of intimidation and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of National Defense, the army performed the main task of the first stage — it significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main objective of the operation in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbas, reports RIA Novosti.
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