Donetsk, Apr 11 – DAN. DPR People's Militia assisted by the Russian army has liquidated 72 members of Ukrainian armed formations over the last day, DPR Defence's deputy chief of staff Eduard Basurin said.
"Over the last day, DPR service members liquidated 72 Ukrainian occupants, destroyed a field artillery depot, two 122-mm 2C1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers, an IFV, and two trucks.
Eighteen service members of the 25th, 54th and 56th Ukrainian brigades have laid down arms and surrendered to the DPR.
Russia started a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the decision was made after the DPR and LPR Heads addressed him asking for help.
The Russian leader said that Moscow is not planning to occupy Ukrainian territory, the only goal is to protect people who have been continuously shelled and subjected to other forms of genocide by Ukraine for eight years. *ot