Soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR in the village of Rubizhnoye, Volchansky district, Kharkiv region. Archival photoLUGANSK, May 2.Ukrainian troops lost 26 personnel on Sunday, as well as five armored personnel carriers and seven vehicles, the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic said. over the past 24 hours, the enemy has suffered losses in manpower and military equipment, namely: 26 personnel; five armored personnel carriers; seven units of automotive equipment,» the message published on the Telegram channel of the People's Militia says. It is noted that on Sunday they laid down their arms and Eight Ukrainian soldiers surrendered. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. 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, 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. What distinguishes the Ukrainian security forces
