Ukrainian army servicemen. Archival photoKUPYANSK (Kharkiv region), April 23 Ukrainian military in Izyum in the Kharkiv region strike at civilians, and the Russian army helps civilians, internally displaced persons from the city told RIA Novosti. «Ukrainians are now beating. Ukrainians,” said Inna, a resident of Izyum, who arrived in Kupyansk. According to her, the Russian military provided assistance to local residents. “Ukrainians were shooting at Izyum all the time. Izyum.Rosguards found an unexploded MLRS missile in IzyumIt confirmed that Ukrainian troops were attacking residential areas, including with prohibited ammunition.Russia began military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» 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.
