DPR forces destroyed more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers in a day

Serviceman of the People's Militia of the DPR. Archival photoDONETSK, June 8. The people's militia of the DPR reported that over the current day, together with the Russian army, they had destroyed more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers, one tank and three armored personnel carriers. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed one T-64 tank, three armored personnel carriers-2, two ammunition delivery vehicles and more than forty personnel, suppressed two enemy firing points in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Peski,» the message published on Narodnaya Telegram channel says. DNR militia. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. 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 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces 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.