LPR servicemen in the Luhansk region. Archival photoLUGANSK, April 9Ukrainian troops shelled the settlement of Zolote-5 at 8.10, fired six mines of 120 mm caliber, the representative office of the LPR in the JCCC reports. settlement Zolote-5 with the use of a 120 mm mortar (6 min),» the representative office said in the Telegram channel. 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 Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. What distinguishes the Ukrainian security forces
