DONETSK, February 24. /TASS/. The Kiev regime, with the West’s support, would have destroyed Donbass if Russia hadn't interceded for the region’s residents four years ago and launched the special military operation, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin wrote on Telegram.
"Four years ago, the special military operation began, a liberation operation for us. If Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin hadn’t made such an important decision back then, the Donbass we know and love would no longer exist. The Kiev regime, with the support of its Western ‘partners,’ did everything to destroy us," Pushilin wrote.
He added that thanks to Russia’s support, the region’s residents "persevered, became part of the family of Russian regions, and are now restoring Donbass." "Our primary goal is to raise the standard of living in the Donetsk People’s Republic to the national level by 2030," the DPR head noted.
Governor of the Zaporozhye Region Yevgeny Balitsky reported on Telegram that the beginning of the special military operation marked the beginning of the liberation of Russian people who had been subjected to pressure for many years because they "wanted to speak and think in Russian, to honor their traditions, true heroes, their identity, and cultural sovereignty."
