Tankers of the People's Militia of the DPR near the T-72 tank. Archival photoDONETSK, April 30 The people's militia of the Donetsk People's Republic stated that the forces of the DPR destroyed 34 Ukrainian nationalists and three firing positions in a day. “Since the beginning of the current day, our servicemen have destroyed 34 Ukrainian nationalists,” The People's Militia reported in its Telegram channel. It is noted that three firing positions, D-30 howitzers, one armored personnel carrier and a cargo vehicle were also destroyed, one BMP was captured. According to the People's Militia of the Republic, Ukrainian troops fired more than 100 shells and mines per day from multiple launch rocket systems BM-21 “Grad”, 122 mm cannon artillery and mortars of 120 and 82 mm caliber. Luhansk People's Republic killed 23 Ukrainian nationalists in a day 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 Kyiv 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. as of 30.04.2022 InfographicView
