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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate and defend the inhabitants of the Donbass region, where people have been suffering from a blockade and regular attacks by the Kiev regime's forces since 2014.

Putin Says Developments in Donbass After 2014 Confirmed Necessity of Military Operation

© Sputnik . Pavel Bednyakov / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin attends a rally-concert on Moscow's Red Square to mark the tenth anniversary of Crimea's reunification with Russia on March 18, 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a rally-concert on Moscow's Red Square to mark the tenth anniversary of Crimea's reunification with Russia on March 18, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 30.09.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, with the goal of defending and liberating the people living in the Donbass region. The operation, according to the Russian leader, is intended to "protect people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years."
Developments in Donbass after 2014 have fully confirmed the necessity and validity of the special military operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

"Not only Donbass, but also Crimea and other Russian regions were designated as targets. The subsequent developments fully confirmed the necessity and validity of the special military operation, its truly liberating character," Putin said in a video address in connection with the anniversary of the joining of the new regions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at a concert on Red Square in Moscow, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Crimea's reunification with Russia.
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