Abandoned AFU positions in Novozvanivka. Video frame POPASNAYA, May 16. The village of Novozvanovka, south of the city of Popasnaya in the Luhansk People's Republic, came under the control of the People's Militia of the LPR, Ivan Filiponenko, the official representative of the defense department of the republic, told RIA Novosti. He specified that the Ukrainian security forces were knocked out from fortified positions that were previously used as a second and third line of defense.
The West has created a military titan in Ukraine that will destroy it»Now the enemy is driven back outside the village in the direction of Troitskoye,» an official representative of the People's Militia of the LPR explained. According to Filiponenko, Ukrainian troops are withdrawing to residential areas of Troitskoye. Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, as of March 25, the Russian Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage of the special operation — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. , 14:46Special military operation in UkraineMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of 16.05.2022 InfographicView
