Russian forces and the Donbass militias continue to advance in Ukraine. On Saturday 19 March, the Russian Air Force targeted 59 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects and downed 5 UAVs, the Defence Ministry said.
Russia launched an operation in Ukraine on 24 February, after Kiev intensified attacks in Donbass, prompting the mass evacuation of civilians from the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. President Vladimir Putin stressed that the op was started to stop the genocide of the people in the region, adding that Russia’s goal is the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.
Source: Sputnik