Fighters of the People's Militia of the LPR near Severodonetsk. Archival photoLUGANSK, May 22. Over the past day, Ukrainian troops have lost 14 personnel during clashes with units of the Lugansk People's Republic, six more people laid down their arms, the people's militia (NM) of the republic reports.» clashes with units of the defense department, over the past day, the enemy suffered losses in manpower and military equipment, namely: 14 personnel; 2 tanks; 7 vehicles; 6 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made the right decision, laid down their arms and thereby saved their lives «, — the statement of the people's militia in the Telegram channel reads. 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. 05/21/2022 InfographicView
