Ukrainian soldier on the contact line in Donetsk regionMOSCOW, Feb 24The Ukrainian military shelled the settlement of Gorlovka in the DPR, firing two LNG grenades, the republic’s representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported. The shelling was recorded at 23.30 (coincides with Moscow time). under the control of the Donetsk People's Republic, located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk. Coal mining enterprises and the Stirol chemical concern are located on the territory of the city. Gorlovka is one of the largest cities in the self-proclaimed DPR. The most frequently shelled areas of Gorlovka at the moment are the village of Zaitsevo and the villages of mines named after Gagarin and «6/7″ located on the outskirts of the city. Prior to the conflict in Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250 thousand people. The situation in Donbass has escalated in recent days, Donetsk and The Lugansk People's Republics announced a lot of shelling by the Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may soon order the military to go on the offensive, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization, and then turned to Russia with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. On Monday, after the Security Council meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and stated that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. He noted that the world prefers not to notice the horror and genocide in the Donbass, not a single day goes by without shelling, the killings of civilians and the blockade do not stop. As the President stated, in case of further bloodshed in the Donbass, the entire responsibility will be on the Kiev regime. Immediately after the appeal, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR. In his decrees, Putin instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. 02/0acfd8a89d92a7cef0c4c0f462ea73f8.jpg» />DPR and LPR asked Putin to help repel Kiev's aggression, Peskov saidPosted by Maxim Gorbachev
