A local resident looks on in the basement of a residential building in the town of Shchastya previously controlled by Ukrainian armed forces, Luhansk People's Republic. On February 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine following recognition of the independence of breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk republics.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Social Issues
- Location: Shchastya, Luhansk People's Republic
- Event date: 03.03.2022
- Date published: 04.03.2022
- Author: Valery Melnikov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 8256x5504px, 12.6Mb
- Job-ID: 7fde0eb49d1d3fd3