Russia wants to completely destroy Ukraine as a state by occupying the east of the country, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense, Anna Malyar, said on her Telegram channel.

She said that Russia's strategic goal has not changed: "The enemy still wants to destroy us. Moscow's main priority is the complete occupation of eastern Ukraine, especially the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Despite all their efforts, the Russians have not been able to implement their plans so far.”

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