People queue at an ATM in Lvov, UkraineMOSCOW, Mar 19 Lviv regional military the administration on Saturday introduced a ban on the sale of alcohol from 22.00 Moscow time to 11.00 Moscow time. «From today, the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited throughout the entire territory of the Lviv region from 21.00 (22.00 Moscow time) to 10.00 (11.00 Moscow time). Our fight against the enemy requires a cold mind and a sober calculation,» the regional administration said on Facebook. 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 Russian Defense Ministry, the Armed Forces strike only at 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.
