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Russian Defense Minister Orders Intensified Operations in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Orders Intensified Operations in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered Russian military units operating in all areas of the Ukraine intensify their operations to prevent attacks in the east of the country and in other territories controlled by the Russia the ministry said in a statement on its website on Saturday (16).

He said Shoigu “gave the necessary instructions to further increase the actions of groups in all operational areas in order to exclude the possibility of the Kiev regime launching massive rocket and artillery attacks against civilian infrastructure and settlement residents in Donbass. and other regions”.

On Friday (15), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the international community to officially recognize Russia as a terrorist state in a speech after the attack on the city of Vinnytsia .

“Russia has shown its attitude towards international law, Europe and the whole civilized world. After that, no one can have any doubts that it is necessary to create a Special Tribunal on Russian aggression against Ukraine as soon as possible,” Zelensky said.

The Ukrainian leader said that among the 23 people killed were three children under the age of 10.

Source: CNN Brasil