Nikolai Fedorovich Vatutin. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 7 The leader of A Just Russia — For Truth, Sergei Mironov, proposed naming a special operation in Ukraine in honor of General Nikolai Vatutin, who fought on its territory in the Great Patriotic War and was mortally wounded there by locals nationalists. He added that the memory of the commander who participated in the battles against the «Nazis» is immortalized in the names of Ukrainian streets and cities.
"It so happened that as a young fighter Vatutin participated in battles with Petliura gangs, and two decades later the fight with Ukrainian nationalists became fatal for him", he noted.
Mironov clarified, but today the sun The Russians are «continuing Vatutin's work» and the operation will lead to the liberation of Ukraine.Mironov opened a branch of the center for the protection of citizens' rights in Luhansk «A hero who fell at the hands of nationalists, after his death, was captured by the heirs of his killers. Suffice it to say that Vatutin Avenue in Kyiv was renamed in honor of Bandera leader Roman Shukhevych. But the story does not end! Today, our fighters and commanders continue Vatutin's work. During the Great Patriotic War, Operation Bagration led to the liberation of Belarus, now, in our days, Operation Vatutin will lead to the liberation of Ukraine from brown evil spirits,» he concluded. Russia has been conducting a military operation to demilitarize and denazification of Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin emphasized, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. By the end of March, they managed to «significantly reduce the combat potential of Ukraine.» The main goal of the operation in the department was called the liberation of Donbass.