A tank on the side of a road in the Luhansk People's Republic. File photoLUHANSK, Mar 5Two Javelin anti-tank missile systems fell into the hands of the People's Militia of the LPR as a trophy left by the retreating Ukrainian troops, the defense department of the Luhansk People's Republic reported. equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine left by the retreating Ukrainian troops, in particular: two FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank systems,” the People’s Militia reported in its Telegram channel. much more. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine early in the morning on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, the civilian population is not in danger. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no question of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. The Russian Ministry of Defense reports a number of cases of voluntary laying down of arms by Ukrainian troops — they are guaranteed safety and return to their families. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian security forces are deploying multiple rocket launchers right in the residential areas of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Putin called this a terrorist tactic.
