Ukraine Conflict
Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 with the aim of saving the people of Donbass - primarily the Russian-speaking population - from Kiev's constant attacks.

Russian Troops Repel Five Ukrainian Attempts to Attack - MoD

© Sputnik / Go to the mediabankA Russian serviceman prepares to fire a grenade launcher during an intensive training of scouts of the "Yug" group of forces at a training ground, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, in Donetsk People's Republic, Russia.
A Russian serviceman prepares to fire a grenade launcher during an intensive training of scouts of the Yug group of forces at a training ground, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, in Donetsk People's Republic, Russia. - Sputnik India, 1920, 13.08.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian forces have repelled five attempts by Ukrainian troops to attack in the DPR, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
"In the Krasny Liman … units of the Russian [‘Tsentr’] Group [of Forces] repelled five attempts to attack by the assault groups of the 42nd and 67th mechanized brigades of the armed forces of Ukraine, as well as the fifth brigade of the national guard of Ukraine," the spokesperson said.
The defense ministry spokesperson added that more than 80 Ukrainian militants were killed; an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored vehicle, as well as an enemy 120-millimeter mortar were destroyed.
In addition, in the Svatove direction, units of the Russian "Tsentr" Group of Forces repelled two Ukrainian attempts to attack, with enemy losses in manpower amounting to ten military personnel.
"The crews of Su-34 multipurpose fighter-bombers carried out four strikes with guided aerial bombs at three points of temporary deployment and a field ammunition depot [of Ukrainian troops]," the Russian defense ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics appealed for help in defending themselves against Ukrainian provocations. In response to Russia’s operation, Western countries have rolled out a comprehensive sanctions campaign against Moscow and have been supplying weapons to Ukraine.
A Russian serviceman of a mobile anti-aircraft unit stands guard by a UAZ truck mounted with a DShK machine gun as he is on combat duty for repelling attacks of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine - Sputnik India, 1920, 11.08.2023
Ukraine Conflict
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On September 30, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, signed agreements on the accession of these territories to Russia, following referendums that showed that an overwhelming majority of the local population supported becoming part of Russia.
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