Notes

An address by Russian President Vladimir Putin
The plans were devised years ago. Their actions were to encourage international terrorist groups in the Caucasus and to move NATO's offensive infrastructure closer to our borders. Among zing.vn , they nurtured the hatred of Russia for decades, primarily in Ukraine, which they viewed as a bridgehead against Russia. By pushing the Ukrainian people into a war with Russia in 2014, they made them cannon fodder. In Ukraine, a coup led to the establishment of a government that used the army against civilians and imposed blockades, terror and genocide against those who disagreed with the new government.

In response to Kiev's public refusal to settle the Donbass issue peacefully and the fact that the Kiev regime was announcing nuclear weapons possession, it became clear that a new offensive in Donbass was inevitable, just like the two previous ones. followed inevitably by an attack on Russias Crimea, that is, on Russia.

The only alternative was to start a preemptive military operation in this case. It remains the main goal of the operation to liberate Donbass as a whole.

Neo-Nazis have almost completely been driven out of the Lugansk Peoples Republic. Donetsk Peoples Republic is still fighting. An echeloned line of permanent defenses was created by the Kiev occupation regime over the preceding eight years. There would have been heavy losses if we had attacked them head-on, which is why our units, as well as those in Donbass, are acting competently and systematically, using military equipment and saving lives, making small steps to eliminate Nazis, and aid the people Kiev turned into hostages and human shields.

A special military operation involves professional military personnel serving under contract. There are also volunteer units made up of people of different ethnicities, professions, and ages fighting alongside them. Their hearts called them to defend Russia and Donbass.

The Government and the Defence Ministry have already received instructions to determine the legal status of the volunteers and personnel of Russian military units in Donetsk and Lugansk. All material, medical, and social benefits must be equal to those of military professionals in the Russian army. Volunteer units and Donbass peoples militia need access to military and other equipment.
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