An officer of the press service of the defense department of the republic, Anton Mikuzhys, said that the people's militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic opened fire on the positions of Ukrainian security forces in the Donbass after the death of a militiaman who was shot dead by a Ukrainian sniper. This was reported on the website of the People's Militia of the LPR.
“In order to protect the civilian population and to avoid new losses in the ranks of the People's Militia, our defenders were forced to open fire. Accurate data on the losses of the enemy are being established, ”Mukuzhys said.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he considers what is happening in the Donbass to be genocide.
Prior to this, the Ministry of State Security of the LPR reported that they had prevented a terrorist attack in the center of Lugansk.
The deputies of the State Duma supported the draft resolution developed by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on an appeal to President Vladimir Putin with a request to recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.
The draft was approved by the majority of deputies: 351 members of the State Duma voted for its adoption, 16 people opposed, and one more abstained.
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