Will create corridor with Crimea, Russia intends to control Donbas and southern Ukraine

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Will create corridor with Crimea, Russia intends to control Donbas and southern
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Russia is planning to take full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine as part of the second phase of its military operation in the country, a senior Russian military commander has said.

Russian news agencies quoted Major General Rustam Minnekayev, deputy commander of Russia's central military district, as saying that Moscow also plans to establish a land corridor between Crimea, which it annexed in 2014, and the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.

He was quoted as saying: "Since the start of the second phase of the special operation, which has already started just two days ago, one of the tasks of the Russian army is to establish full control over the Donbas and southern Ukraine. "This will provide a land corridor to Crimea, as well as greatly affect the Ukrainian economy."

Minnekayev added that control of southern Ukraine would also give him access to Transnistria - a breakaway part of Moldova where Russian troops are already stationed. Transnistria is part of Moldova, but is governed by a pro-Russian government. 

Will create corridor with Crimea, Russia intends to control Donbas and southern


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