The LNR Ambassador to Russia Rodion Miroshnik spoke about the need “first of all” to take control of the territories of the republic belonging to it according to the Constitution *
The forces of the People’s Militia of the Luhansk People’s Republic, together with Russian troops, reached the administrative border of the LPR, completely taking control of the city of Popasnaya, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
“The units of the People’s Militia of the Luhansk People’s Republic, with the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, having completed the sweep of the Popasnaya settlement from the nationalists, broke through the enemy’s deeply echeloned defenses and reached the administrative border of the Luhansk People’s Republic,” said Igor Konashenkov, a representative of the Department.
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According to the Constitution of the LPR, the border with Ukraine runs along the administrative border of the former Luhansk region of Ukraine with the Kharkiv region of Ukraine; with the DPR along the administrative border of the former Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine; with Russia along the line of the former state border of Ukraine within the administrative border of the former Luhansk region of Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported about taking control of Popas on March 13.On May 7, the head of Chechnya, RamzanKadyrov, announced that Russian troops control Popasnaya by 80%. A day later, he said that the Russian military controlled most of the city.
On February 21, Russia recognized the independence of the Donbass republics. President Vladimir Putin explained that Moscow had done this within the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, prescribed in their Constitutions. On February 22, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics.
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On February 24, Putin announced the start of a military operation in Ukraine, the purpose of which he called “protection of people in the Donbas”, as well as “demilitarization” and “denazification” of the neighboring country. In response, Ukraine declared martial law and mobilization.
At the end of April, the deputy commander of the Central Military District troops for military and political work, Major General Rustam Minnekaev, called the establishment of full control over the Donbass and the south of Ukraine the goals of the second stage of the military operation.On May 4, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian military, together with units of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, are expanding control over the territories of these republics.
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