Kremlin says military campaign in Ukraine to continue at least until capture of all of Donetsk regio

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday its "special military operation" in Ukraine must continue at least until the capture of all of east Ukraine's Donetsk region.

In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that the self-styled Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) - a breakaway Russian-backed entity that has been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014 - controls only part of the wider territory which it claims.

"Therefore it is necessary, as a minimum, to liberate the entire territory of the DPR,", he said.

Russia has framed its military campaign in Ukraine as necessary to protect Russian speakers in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, of which Donetsk makes up half, from "genocide" by Ukraine. Both Kyiv and Western countries say this is a figleaf for an imperial-style land grab.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-says-military-campaign-ukraine-113355112.html

[Me.]

1. Maybe...THe Decision Won't Be THeirs To Make

[sprinkleeninow]

2. Screw y'all and the borscht you cooked.

"Slava Ukraini!" "Slava Na Viki!"
"Glory To Ukraine!" "Glory Forever!"

🕊🌻💙🇺🇦💛🌻🕊

[niyad]

3. Slava Ukraini!

[underpants]

4. Sounds like a plan for victory

What a complete disaster. Amazing how bad it’s gone.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Simple solution in Russia - one bullet - reshuffle and learn to play with your neighbors.

[onecaliberal]

6. Too bad that is not going to happen.