“For our part, we will make every effort to protect the rights and interests of Russian citizens, including in Donbass,” ther statement read.

Russia´s foreign ministry noted that the situation in Staromarievka remained challenging since the Ukrainian servicemen carried out so-called filtration measures.

The citizens who had the Russian or the DPR passports suffered violence, while their documents were seized

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