“For eight years, bombings, artillery strikes, and hostilities continued there.
Of course, it was very, very difficult for people.
The life of people in the Crimea, in Sevastopol was different, it’s obvious, but it was the tragedy that took place in the Donbass, including in the Luhansk People’s Republic, that forced, simply forced Russia to start this military operation, which everyone is well aware of today, ” - he said.
The head of state recalled that the purpose of the operation is to help people living in the Donbass.
“To our people living in Donbass.
Just like you,” Putin concluded, addressing a girl from Sevastopol, Diana Krasovskaya, who took part in a meeting of the supervisory board of the ANO “Russia is a Land of Opportunities”.
As Diana said, she was forced to leave Luhansk after the outbreak of hostilities.
The head of state stressed that Russia would consistently achieve the normalization of life in the Donbass.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted that the special military operation in Ukraine will continue until the set goals are achieved.