Soldiers of the Akhmat Special Rapid Response Unit at the liberated Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol. Archive photoGROZNY, June 20 The final stage of the cleansing of the village of Metelkino in the LPR is being completed, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said. … This village was of great strategic importance for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since from here the Ukrainian Nazis had the opportunity to break into Severodonetsk and divert the forces of Russian troops from the Azot plant. But it was not there. The village was cleared of nationalists, mines and «secrets» Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal “to protect people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.” According to the Russian Defense Ministry, as of 25 March, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. liberation of Donbass. In particular, Volnovakha, a strategically important regional center south of Donetsk, Mariupol, the largest city on the coast of the Sea of Azov, and Svyatogorsk, which houses a large Orthodox monastery with the status of a laurel, have been liberated in the DPR. Almost the entire territory of the republic has been liberated in the LPR, with the exception of the city of Lisichansk and the industrial zone of Severodonetsk. .2022InfographicView
