Artillerymen of the People's Militia of the LPR firing at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Archival photoLUGANSK, April 20The people's militia of the LPR said that over the past day, Ukrainian troops lost 165 personnel, 11 armored vehicles and one Buk air defense system.»During clashes with units of the defense department over the past day, the enemy has suffered losses in manpower and military equipment, namely: 165 personnel; 11 armored vehicles; one launcher of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system,» the People's Militia reports on its Telegram channel. Russia has launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal “to protect people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.” To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.” According to the Russian Defense Ministry, according to As of March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. liberation of Donbass. On April 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the start of the next phase of the special operation.
