Russia ‘second phase of the operation’ announces its goals
Moldova is 30 years old that, in the territory Russia demands the withdrawal of troops
The goal of the second phase of the “special operation” in Ukraine is to annex Russia’s southern Crimea. Commander of the Central Military District of Russia execution who Rustam Minnekayev He spoke about it on April 22.
Russia to Ukraine on February 24 snowHe called the war he launched a “special operation.” Moscow annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014 and began supporting separatists in the eastern Donbas region.
“In the second phase of the special operation, which began two days ago Russia One of the tasks of the army is the Donbas and It is to establish full control over the south of Ukraine. This means providing a land corridor to Crimea. “ – Speaking at the annual meeting of the Union of Defense Industry Enterprises in the Sverdlovsk region, said the commander.
Access to the Transnistrian region
He added that, Control of southern Ukraine will give Russian forces another access to Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria, where “cases of oppression of the Russian-speaking population have been reported.”
The Transnistrian separatist region is one of Russia’s “frozen conflicts” in the former Soviet Union and Moldova has not controlled the region since 1992. Russia has a 500-strong “peacekeeping” force here to protect the Russian-speaking population and keeps another 1,700 soldiers under the pretext of protecting a Soviet-era weapons depot. Moldova is 30 years old that, demands the withdrawal of Russian troops from its territory.
Ukraine snowThe next phase of the war has begun Sergey Lavrov announced on April 19.
Russia to Ukraine snow“Denasification” of the country and Justified by “demilitarization”. The occupation of western Ukraine according to Russia has imposed heavy sanctions.