Russian air defense downs 13 Ukrainian drones in special operation zone over 24 hours

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Russian air defense units have shot down 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the special military operation zone including the territory of the Lugansk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
 
“Over the past 24 hours, air defense units have destroyed 13 Ukrainian UAVs in the areas of Kremennaya, Rubezhnoye and Golikovo in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Maryinka, Olginka and Novy Svet in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the report said.
 
The Ukrainian government launched the so-called anti-terrorist operation against Donbass in April 2014.  The peace talks that began soon thereafter failed to reach tangible results due to Kiev’s position to settle the conflict by force.
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation to protect Donbass residents from Ukrainian aggression on February 24, 2022. Prior to that, LPR and DPR Heads Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin asked the Russian leader to provide military assistance.
 
The Lugansk People’s Republic acceded to Russia on September 30, 2022 following the unification referendum.*i*ie
 

 

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