Russia said on Friday that the first phase of its military operation in Ukraine was mostly complete and that it would focus on completely 'liberating' eastern Ukraine's Donbass region.
Now, it is looking to focus on the Donbass region.Russia said on Friday that the first phase of its military operation in Ukraine was mostly complete and that it would focus on completely"liberating" eastern Ukraine's Donbass region.
The defence ministry said Russian-backed separatists now controlled 93% of Ukraine's Luhansk region and 54% of the Donetsk region - the two areas that jointly make up the Donbass."The main objectives of the first stage of the operation have generally been accomplished," Sergei Rudskoi, head of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate, said.
Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on 24 February in what it called a"special operation" to weaken its southern neighbour's military capabilities and root out people it called dangerous nationalists.Rudskoi said 1 351 Russian soldiers had died in the operation and 3 825 had been injured. Russia's military had not given an official casualty figure since 2 March, when it said 498 soldiers had been killed.
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