Sappers from one of the engineering brigades of the RF Armed Forces clear mines from a fortified area in the Kherson regionSCHASTIE (LPR) 17 Apr.The head of the Luhansk People's Republic, Leonid Pasechnik, awarded the specialists of the International Mine Action Center of the Russian Armed Forces, who completed humanitarian demining at a thermal power plant in the city of Shchastya in the LPR. control of the LPR, its demining began, including with the participation of sappers from Russia. According to the mine action center, 35 hectares of territory were examined and about 250 explosive objects were defused. «On behalf of the whole republic and myself, I want to express my deep gratitude to you for the work you have done today. Unfortunately, the war continues, but the republic must live, and the republic needs electricity, water, gas, heat. Our people cannot live without electricity, just as the plants and factories of the republic cannot work without electricity. Shchastya — ed.) has been demined in full and restoration work can be carried out on it and preparations can be made for its launch. For the republic, this is a very important and significant moment, so I absolutely sincerely thank you for your work, for your work, for your courage and valor,” said the head of the LPR, addressing Russian sappers. Pasechnik awarded distinguished specialists with medals “For Faith and Freedom.” The award ceremony took place on the territory of the cleared thermal power plant. «I wish you all the best so that an unfortunate mistake does not happen in your life, take care of yourself. You are real heroes and you are real men,» the head of the LPR addressed the sappers.
Russian Armed Forces Release Hostages Held by Militants in Mariupol MosqueRussia 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.
