An armored personnel carrier of the People's Militia of the DPR in the village of Gnutovo. Archive photoDONETSK, Mar 27 Seven Ukrainian servicemen voluntarily defected to the side of the DPR, according to the People's Militia of the Republic in the Telegram channel. — the publication says. In total, since the beginning of the Russian military special operation, 405 representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already done the same. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. President 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 military, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, Putin emphasized.
