Russia’s main goal in its military operation in Ukraine is to protect the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, the official RIA news agency reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, as saying on Monday.
“In general, the protection of the two republics is the main objective of the special military operation,” Peskov said.
Donetsk and Luhansk are separate Russian-backed entities in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, which Russia says it is fighting to get completely out of Kyiv’s control.
Moscow describes its actions as a “special military operation” to disarm Ukraine and protect it from fascists.
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