MOSCOW, Feb 24Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov forwarded to the Russian Ministry of Defense the question of the territory of the military operation in Ukraine and the participation of Belarus in it. At the same time, when asked whether Belarus is participating in this operation in any way, he said: “To the military too.” In recent weeks, the situation in the Donbass has escalated: Kiev has concentrated most of the army and regularly shells the DNR and LNR, using prohibited equipment. Due to the threat of Ukraine's invasion, the DPR and LPR began the evacuation of women, children and the elderly to Russian regions. General mobilization announced. In this situation, on February 19, the leaders of the republics turned to Russia with a request to recognize their independence.14:41The aggravation of the situation in the DPR and LPR The Kremlin named the purpose of the special operation in UkrainePresident of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on February 21 in a televised address said that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the LPR and the DPR, and signed the relevant decrees. The head of state instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the republics. As the president explained, he made such a decision, since those who embarked on the path of bloodshed, violence and lawlessness do not recognize any other solution to the conflict in Donbass, except for the military one. On Thursday morning, Putin announced that he had decided on a special military operation of the Russian Federation to demilitarization of Ukraine. In a televised address to the Russians, he said that circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help.» Ukraine: military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields and aviation are disabled by high-precision weapons. The ministry clarified that nothing threatens the civilian population.The development of the situation in Donbass is in the online report>>
14:32In the worldThe Kremlin told about the timing of the special operation in DonbassPublished: Igor Tonoyan
