Consequences of a shell explosion in the courtyard of a residential building DONETSK, February 25Ukrainian troops fired 17 shells of calibers prohibited by the Minsk agreements at the settlements of Signalnoe and Kremenets, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reports. «, — the message of the representative office in Telegram reads. In recent weeks, the situation in Donbass has escalated: Kiev has concentrated most of the army on the line of contact and is regularly shelling the DPR and LPR, using prohibited equipment. Due to the threat of Ukraine's invasion, the DPR and LPR began the evacuation of women, children and the elderly to Russian regions. General mobilization announced. In this situation, on February 19, the leaders of the self-proclaimed republics turned to Russia with a request to recognize their independence. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR, and signed the relevant decrees. The head of state instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the republics. As the president explained, he made such a decision, because those who embarked on the path of bloodshed, violence and lawlessness do not recognize any other solution to the conflict in Donbass, except for the military one.Ukrainian military who did not lay down their arms will be destroyed, Pushilin said On Thursday morning, the President of the Russian Federation announced that he had decided on a special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to the Russians, he said that the circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help.» Russia is taking action not against the people of Ukraine, but against the junta that seized power in Kiev, the Russian permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, said earlier. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the Russian Armed Forces do not launch any missile, air or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine: with high-precision means damage puts out of action the military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields and aviation. The ministry assured that the civilian population is not in danger.Situation development — in the online report >>
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