Self-propelled artillery mount NM DPR. Archival photoDONETSK, May 22. The people's militia of the Donetsk People's Republic stated that its units had destroyed more than 20 enemy fighters in a day. «Since the beginning of the current day, our servicemen have destroyed 22 Ukrainian nationalists, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armored personnel carrier , and one KrAZ Spartan armored car, the message says. It is noted that the DPR forces also captured two MT-12 Rapira anti-tank guns and one command and staff armored vehicle. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army strikes only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. the department called the liberation of Donbass. a, 14:46Special military operation in UkraineMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of 22.05.2022 InfographicView
