- Sputnik International, 1920, 25.02.2022
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

Russia Downs 3 Ukrainian ATACMS Missiles, 25 Vampire Rockets, 3 Drones - Defense Ministry

© Sputnik / Mikhail Fomichev / Go to the mediabankRocket launch by the Pantsir-S surface-to-air missile system
Rocket launch by the Pantsir-S surface-to-air missile system  - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.04.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defenses shot down 3 Ukrainian Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles over the Black Sea, as well as 25 Vampire Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) rockets and 3 drones over the Belgorod Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
“Over the past night, attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation using the RM-70 Vampire Multiple Launch Rocket System, aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and ATACMS tactical missiles were stopped. Air defense systems on duty destroyed 25 rockets and three UAVs over the Belgorod Region and three ATACMS tactical missiles over the Black Sea,” the ministry said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses to the units of the Russian Defence Ministry, the Russian National Guard Troops (Rosgvardiya), the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Russian Federal Protective Service (FSO), who ensured order and legality during the mutiny, at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, June 27, 2023 - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.02.2024
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