PUTIN: RUSSIAN STRIKES ON UKRAINE EFFECTIVE

MOSCOW, AUGUST 22 /SRNA – RIA Novosti/ — Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian strikes on targets in Ukraine are effective and timely, and are hampering the operations of the Ukrainian military. "Of course, these strikes are effective. They are timely and undoubtedly help our fighters, our men, our heroes on the front lines to accomplish the combat missions assigned to them," Putin…