Refugees. Archive photoROSTOV-ON-DON, March 17 Another 13 buses with about 300 refugees from Mariupol arrived at the Russian border in the Rostov region, RIA Novosti was told in the Russian Ministry of Defense. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that in order to evacuate Mariupol residents four columns for 200 buses were formed. The first two cars with 59 refugees crossed the border in the Rostov region on Tuesday evening. The evacuees were placed in TAPs in Taganrog.
"Currently, 13 buses arrived at the border of the Russian Federation in the Rostov region, in which there are about 300 Mariupol residents. Of these, three buses have already crossed the border, the rest are still passing through the checkpoint", the message says.
It is emphasized that there are many women with children among the refugees. It is reported that some of them were evacuated by military personnel from the center of Mariupol, where they spent three weeks in the basements of high-rise buildings or bomb shelters. «The residents were blocked by armed groups of Ukrainian nationalist units, who used them as human shields and prevented evacuation along a safe corridor,» the Ministry of Defense reports. The military police units of the Russian Armed Forces ensured the safety of the buses escorting the buses.Ministry of Defense: almost all refugees from Mariupol wished to go to RussiaOn February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian army, units of the DPR and LPR are developing the offensive. «Life was bad on the front line.» Liberated towns and villages in the Donbass
In the liberated areas, the activities of civil services are being established. Doctors, policemen and firefighters are returning to work. Utilities are restoring gas and electricity.
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In the liberated areas, the activities of state services are being established. Doctors, policemen and firefighters are returning to work. Utilities are restoring gas and electricity supply.
Service in the Holy Intercession Church in the village of Trekhizbenka in the Lugansk People's Republic.
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Service in the Holy Intercession Church in the village of Trekhizbenka in the Luhansk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian military, retreating during the advance of the LPR army, opened fire on Trekhizbenka in the Donbass. There are children and many old people in the village, and they still cannot get over the shock, the locals said. from 12
The Ukrainian military, retreating during the advance of the LPR army, opened fire on Trekhizbenka in Donbass. There are children and many old people in the village, and they still cannot get over the shock, local residents said.
The village of Luhanska was one of the symbols of the division of the Lugansk region into territories controlled by Kiev and the LPR, there was a large checkpoint here. Her APU was given without a fight. "Life was very bad on the front line — we understand what it is like when the front line went through the Stanitsa twice … But they left quietly: in the evening they were — in the morning they were gone. Well, thank you, Lord", — said the head of Stanytsia Luhanska Albert Zinchenko.
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The village of Luhanska was one of the symbols of the division of the Lugansk region into territories controlled by Kiev and the LPR, there was a large checkpoint here. Her APU was given without a fight. "Life was very bad on the front line — we understand what it is like when the front line went through the Stanitsa twice … But they left quietly: in the evening they were — in the morning they were gone. Well, thank you, Lord", — said the head of Stanytsia Luhanska Albert Zinchenko.
Humanitarian aid for the residents of Donbass is collected all over Russia — essentials, food, medicine, warm clothes.
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Humanitarian aid for the residents of Donbass is collected all over Russia — essentials, food, medicine, warm clothes.
Price tags in the shops of Stanytsia Luhanska in the first days after the liberation remained in hryvnia, but sellers also accepted rubles. But ATMs were immediately disconnected from the Ukrainian banking system. Previously, Lugansk residents specially came to the village to withdraw Ukrainian pensions from cards.
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Price tags in the shops of Stanytsia Luhanska in the first days after the liberation remained in hryvnias, but sellers also accepted rubles. But ATMs were immediately disconnected from the Ukrainian banking system. Previously, Lugansk residents specially came to the village to withdraw Ukrainian pensions from cards.
Residents of Stanytsia Luhanska hope that life will become cheaper: "in Ukraine", they say, lard and meat were eaten only on holidays.
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The inhabitants of Stanytsia Luhanska hope that life will become cheaper: "under Ukraine", they say, lard and meat were eaten only on holidays.
A soldier of the military commandant's office of the DPR near the torn-off turret of a BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the street of the city of Volnovakha in the Donetsk People's Republic.
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A serviceman of the military commandant's office of the DPR near the torn-off turret of an infantry fighting vehicle BMP-2 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the street of the city of Volnovakha in the Donetsk People's Republic. from the Ukrainian troops.
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Not a single whole building remained in Volnovakha, recaptured by the DPR forces due to shelling by Ukrainian troops.
During the retreat, the Ukrainian troops fired at the central district hospital of Volnovakha from a tank and MLRS "Grad". At the same time, not only patients were in the building, but also local residents who had nowhere else to hide. p>During the retreat, the Ukrainian troops fired at the central district hospital of Volnovakha from a tank and MLRS "Grad". At the same time, not only patients were in the building, but also local residents who had nowhere else to hide.
Ukrainian troops, retreating from Volnovakha, left a large number of weapons. Sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR are clearing mines.
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Ukrainian troops retreating from Volnovakhas left a large number of weapons. Sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR are clearing mines.
Raising the flag of the DPR on the administration building in the village of Donskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
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Raising the DPR flag on the administration building in Donskoye village in the Donetsk People's Republic.
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In the liberated areas, the activities of civil services are being established. Doctors, policemen and firefighters are returning to work. Utilities are restoring gas and electricity supply.
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Service in the Holy Intercession Church in the village of Trekhizbenka in the Luhansk People's Republic.
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The Ukrainian military, retreating during the advance of the LPR army, opened fire on Trekhizbenka in the Donbass. There are children and many old people in the village, and they still cannot get over the shock, local residents said.
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The village of Luhanska was one of the symbols of the division of the Lugansk region into territories controlled by Kiev and the LPR, there was a large checkpoint here. Her APU was given without a fight. "Life was very bad on the front line — we understand what it is like when the front line went through the Stanitsa twice … But they left quietly: in the evening they were — in the morning they were gone. Well, thank you, Lord", — said the head of Stanytsia Luhanska Albert Zinchenko.
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Humanitarian aid for the residents of Donbass is collected all over Russia — essentials, food, medicine, warm things.
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The price tags in the shops of Stanytsia Luhanska in the first days after the liberation remained in hryvnia, but the sellers also accepted rubles. But ATMs were immediately disconnected from the Ukrainian banking system. Previously, Lugansk residents specially came to the village to withdraw Ukrainian pensions from cards.
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The residents of Stanytsia Luhanska hope that life will become cheaper: "under Ukraine", they say, lard and meat were eaten only on holidays.
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A serviceman of the DPR military commandant's office near the torn-off turret of an infantry fighting vehicle BMP-2 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the street of the city of Volnovakha in the Donetsk People's Republic.
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In Volnovakha, recaptured by the DPR forces, not a single building remained intact due to shelling by Ukrainian troops.
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Ukrainian troops retreating from Volnovakha Central District Hospital fired from a tank and MLRS "Grad". At the same time, not only patients were in the building, but also local residents who had nowhere else to hide.
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Ukrainian troops, retreating from Volnovakha, left a large number of weapons. Sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR are demining.
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Raising the flag of the DPR on the administration building in the village of Donskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.