Invasion of Ukraine: Army says it has killed about 50 “Russian occupiers”

Her army Of Ukraine announced today that he has almost killed 50 “Russian conquerors” in Luhansk Oblast, in the eastern part of the country, has shot down a total of six Russian warplanes in the same area and destroyed four Russian tanks on a road near Kharkiv.

“On February 24, almost 50 Russian occupiers were neutralized near the town of Stsastya,” in eastern Ukraine, the army’s general staff said in a statement.

Ukraine uses the term “Russian occupiers” for both Russian soldiers and pro-Russian separatist guerrillas in the east.

THE Moscow has denied reports from Kiev that it had shot down its aircraft and destroyed its armored vehicles.

For its part, the country’s border guard pointed out that so far three members have been killed, all in the province of Kherson, on the southern border of Ukraine with Crimea, which was annexed in 2014 by Russia.

Lukashenko: Belarussian army does not take part in Russian invasion of Ukraine – proposes talks in Minsk

The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko He said today that the army of his country, which is an ally of Moscow, is not involved in the invasion of Ukraine launched by Russia this morning, while according to Kiev, Russia is using Belarusian territory for its invasion.

According to RIA, Lukashenko He also suggested holding talks between Russia and Ukraine in Minsk.

“Our troops are not taking any part in this operation,” Lukashenko was quoted as saying by AMPE in a meeting with the chiefs of general staff of his country’s armed forces.

In accordance with KievRussian forces use Belarusian territory – where their troops have been camping for weeks for military exercises – in their offensive against Ukraine.

According to Lukashenko, the Russian president, who called him, “gave him a very detailed briefing on the situation” and told him that the purpose of the invasion was to “end the genocide of the population in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.”

These two pro-Russian separatist territories in eastern Ukraine have been at war with Ukrainian forces since 2014, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized their independence.

Source: News Beast

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