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MOSCOW, March 12 A native of the Donetsk region of Ukraine living in Krasnogorsk near Moscow apologized for his video against Russian a soldier — according to him, he «said badly» about them, being in a state of extreme intoxication, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti, providing a video recording of an apology. The young man in question has Ukrainian and Russian citizenship.
«I want to apologize to all servicemen of the Russian army and all employees of Russia's law enforcement agencies, as well as their families and everyone who took and is taking part in a special military operation on the territory of the Republic of Ukraine,» he said. .Explaining his statements, he said that in February he posted a video on Instagram, where, in his words, he «spoke badly about Russian soldiers.» The young man emphasized that he made these statements while very drunk. “I am sincerely sorry for these words. I apologize for this,” he added, promising not to allow such statements in the future. After a conversation with explanations, the author of the video was released. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. 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 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, the President of Russia emphasized.