Fighters of the People's Militia of the DPRDONETSK, May 9. The People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic stated that its units destroyed 37 Ukrainian nationalists and nine firing points in a day. «Since the beginning of the current day, our servicemen have destroyed 37 Ukrainian nationalists, nine firing points, including four mortar crews, one firing position of 152-millimeter towed artillery mounts 2A65» Msta-B «, one infantry fighting vehicle and three cargo vehicles,» the statement published on the Telegram channel of the People's Militia reads. and four cargo vehicles. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called it the goal of «protecting people who have been abused for eight years , genocide by the Kyiv regime». 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.
