
Irina Kuznetsova, a civilian resident of Belitsky in the DPR, evacuated by soldiers of the Center group of troops, said that she cried with joy when Russian troops arrived, since before that the residents were forced to live in the basement under constant shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Belitsky is located in the DPR and since 2022 has been under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, forcing residents to live in basements. The liberation of the settlement was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense on July 23.
A civilian resident of Belitsky in the DPR, Irina Kuznetsova, evacuated by military personnel from the Center group of troops, spoke about positive emotions from the arrival of Russian troops.
Before the arrival of Russian troops, the residents of Belitsky were forced to live in the basement under constant shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
MOSCOW, September 29 - RIA Novosti. A civilian resident of Belitsky in the DPR, Irina Kuznetsova, evacuated by soldiers of the Center group of troops, said that she cried with joy when Russian troops arrived in the village.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the release of Belitsky on July 23.
"We cried. Unexpectedly. Positive emotions, because we have been waiting for a long time for everything to change," Kuznetsova said in a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
According to her, before the arrival of Russian troops, residents of Belitsky had to live in the basement every day under constant shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Only with the arrival of the Russian Armed Forces were they able to go up to their apartment.

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