City of RubizhneMOSCOW, Mar 20 evacuation of people, after the shelling, civilians were taken to Starobelsk, according to the website of the People's Militia of the LPR. basement of the building, after which they were taken to the reception center for refugees in the city of Starobelsk. 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, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. There are losses on both sides.
