Fighter of the LPR People's MilitiaMOSCOW, Apr 1Units of the LPR continue their offensive, reached the outskirts of the settlements of Kremennaya and Metelkino, up to 40 Ukrainian security forces, two infantry fighting vehicles and an artillery battery were destroyed overnight in the battles, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said at a briefing. «Units of the Luhansk People's Republic, continuing offensive, blocked the northern outskirts of the settlement of Kremennaya and the eastern outskirts of Metelkino. Overnight, up to 40 Ukrainian nationalists operating as part of the 57th separate motorized infantry brigade, one artillery battery, two infantry fighting vehicles and four vehicles for various purposes were destroyed,» he said.
Map and first results of Russia's special operation in UkraineThe Russian Defense Ministry announced on March 25 that since the end of February, the republic has regained control over 93% of the territory of the former Luhansk region of Ukraine, within whose borders it was proclaimed. Currently, there are battles for the liberation of the Severodonetsk-Lysichansk urban agglomeration. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. 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.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.Collecting humanitarian aid for residents of Ukraine and the republics of Donbass
The Russians collected 38 million rubles as part of the all-Russian fundraising, as well as more than a thousand tons of humanitarian aid for refugees from the DPR and LPR.
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Russians have raised 38 million rubles as part of a nationwide fundraiser, as well as more than a thousand tons of humanitarian aid for refugees from the DPR and LPR.
Volunteers load boxes of humanitarian aid for refugees from south-east of Ukraine in a truck for shipment to the Rostov region.
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Volunteers load boxes of humanitarian aid for refugees from southeastern Ukraine into a truck to be sent to the Rostov region.
Humanitarian assistance in the territories where a special military operation is underway is provided by the forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations with the support of the Russian Ministry of Defense. In Russia, the Russian Red Cross provides support to citizens of the LPR, DPR and Ukraine.
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Humanitarian assistance in the territories where a special military operation is underway is provided by the forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations with the support of the Russian Ministry of Defense. In Russia, the Russian Red Cross provides support to citizens of the LPR, DPR and Ukraine.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has promised to allocate additional financial support to the Russian Red Cross to help IDPs from Donbass.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has promised to allocate additional financial support to the Russian Red Cross to help IDPs from Donbass.
The allocated funds will be used, among other things, for the purchase of food vouchers and vouchers for medicines.
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The allocated funds will be used, among other things, for the purchase of food vouchers and vouchers for medicines.
A truck with humanitarian aid to refugees from the south-east of Ukraine on a street in Novosibirsk.
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A truck carrying humanitarian aid to refugees from southeastern Ukraine on a street in Novosibirsk.
One of the destinations for humanitarian aid convoys is liberated Starobilsk in the Luhansk region.
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One of the destinations for humanitarian aid convoys is the liberated Starobilsk in the Luhansk region.
People sorting food at a refugee accommodation center in Starobilsk.
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People sorting food at a refugee accommodation center in Starobilsk.
A refugee center in Starobilsk was set up in the building of a youth sports school.
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A refugee center in Starobilsk was set up in the building of a children's and youth sports school.
More than 150 refugees from the Kharkiv region arrived in the Belgorod region. Among them are children, the elderly and the disabled.
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More than 150 refugees from the Kharkiv region arrived in Belgorod region. Among them are children, the elderly and the disabled.
Refugees from Kharkov in a temporary accommodation center in the village of Malinovka, Belgorod Region.
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Refugees from Kharkov at a temporary accommodation center in the village of Malinovka, Belgorod Region.
Russian servicemen delivered a batch of humanitarian aid to Mariupol.
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Russian servicemen delivered a batch of humanitarian aid to Mariupol.
In one of the central districts of Mariupol, residents were given about a thousand food packages, as well as bottled drinking water.
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In one of the central districts of Mariupol, residents were given about a thousand food packages, as well as bottled drinking water.
1 of 13Russians raised 38 million rubles as part of the all-Russian fundraising, as well as more than a thousand tons of humanitarian aid for refugees from the DPR and LPR.
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Volunteers load boxes of humanitarian aid for refugees from southeastern Ukraine into a truck to be sent to the Rostov region.
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Humanitarian assistance in the territories where a special military operation is underway is provided by the forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations with the support of the Russian Ministry of Defense. In Russia, the Russian Red Cross provides support to citizens of the LPR, DPR and Ukraine.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has promised to allocate additional financial support to the Russian Red Cross to help IDPs from Donbass.
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The allocated funds will be used, among other things, for the purchase of food vouchers and vouchers for medicines.
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A truck with humanitarian aid to refugees from the south-east of Ukraine on a street in Novosibirsk.
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One of the destinations for humanitarian aid convoys is the liberated Starobilsk in the Luhansk region.
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People sort out food at the refugee accommodation center in Starobilsk .
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A refugee center in Starobelsk was set up in the building of a children's and youth sports school.
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More than 150 refugees from the Kharkiv region arrived in Belgorod region. Among them are children, the elderly and the disabled.
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Refugees from Kharkov in a temporary accommodation center in the village of Malinovka, Belgorod Region.
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Russian servicemen delivered a batch of humanitarian aid to Mariupol.
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In one of the central districts of Mariupol, about a thousand food packages, as well as bottled drinking water, were distributed to residents.