21,012 refugees from the DPR, LPR and Ukraine crossed the Russian border per day

An elderly refugeeMOSCOW, Apr 8 More than 21,000 refugees from the DPR, LPR and Ukraine crossed border with the Russian Federation per day, in total — more than 674 thousand people, RIA Novosti was told in emergency services. «During the day, 21,012 people crossed the border of the Russian Federation, of which 3,701 were children, in total — 674,144 people, including 131,033 children «, — said the source of the agency. Russia launched a special 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.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.