Shoigu said that he would soon be taken under control of the territory of the LNR – Russia |
May 20. Interfax-Russia.ru – Control over the Donbass is expanding, the territory of the Lugansk People’s Republic will soon be seized under control, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
“Groups of the Russian Armed Forces are uniting with units of the people’s militia of the Luhansk and Donetsk people’s republics, continue to expand control over the territory of Donbass. The liberation of the Lugansk people’s republic is nearing completion,” Shoigu said at the rally of the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine are delaying the advance of Russian troops, do not let them out of the cities and populate selected residents and use them as human shields,” the minister said.
“Tolerating achievements on the ‘ground’, the Kyiv regime is observed extremely high in the mountains, passing them off as big ones,” Shoigu said.
“On the eve of Victory Day, the Ukrainian authorities undertook an adventurous expedition to seize the Zmeiny Island. This stopped action turned into a complete failure. The Russian Armed Forces liquidated more than 50 elite detachments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. boats. I emphasize that any provocations will continue to be severely suppressed,” the minister said .
On February 21, the President of Russia signed a decree recognizing the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. On February 24, Putin announced the start of a military operation in Ukraine.
In response, many countries have introduced large-scale awards against Russia. A number of countries supply Ukraine with weapons and equipment.