Ukraine says Russia wants to destroy Ukrainian statehood and nation
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 03:34 | 16 June 2022
- Modified Date: 03:40 | 16 June 2022
Russia's strategic goal in the war in Ukraine is the complete destruction of Ukrainian statehood and the Ukrainian nation, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar said on Thursday.
She told a briefing that the situation remained difficult for Ukrainian forces, and that Russia's main focus now was on establishing full control over the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of eastern Ukraine.
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