DPR troops killed 29 Ukrainian nationalists in a day

Fighters of the People's Militia of the DPR. Archival photoDONETSK, May 17. Twenty-nine Ukrainian nationalists were liquidated by the forces of the Donetsk People's Republic in a day, and the republic's troops also destroyed eight firing points, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armored personnel carrier and one truck in the same time, follows from «Since the beginning of the current day, our servicemen have destroyed 29 Ukrainian nationalists, eight firing points, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armored personnel carrier and one truck,» the People's Militia said in a statement. 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.