Russia claims to have captured Melitopol

February 26, 2022 13:02

The Russian armed forces have established full control over the Ukrainian city of Melitopol in the south of the country, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.

"Units of the Russian Armed Forces have established full control over the city of Melitopol," Konashenkov told reporters.

He also stressed that Russian soldiers are taking all measures to ensure the safety of civilians and exclude provocations by Ukrainian special services and nationalists.

On Thursday, Russia launched a special operation to 'demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine', responding to calls from the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics for 'help in countering the aggression of the Ukrainian troops'.

The Russian Defence Ministry said the special operation is targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure only and the civilian population is not in danger.

Moscow says it has no plans to occupy Ukraine. -- ANI/Sputnik

IMAGE: Service members of the Ukrainian armed forces stand next to a tripod-mounted missile system outside Kharkiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. Photograph: Maksim Levin/Reuters

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