Fighters of the People's Militia of the DPR. Archival photoDONETSK, May 17. Five servicemen of the Donetsk People's Republic were killed in a day, another 22 were injured, the People's Militia of the DPR reports. republics were killed in the line of military duty and 22 were injured,» the People's Militia wrote on its Telegram channel. 185 settlementsRussia 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.» 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. 05/17/2022 InfographicView
