Armed forces of Ukraine shelled Donetsk and Gorlovka, said in the DPR

A residential building after shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPRDONETSK, Feb. 26Ukrainian troops again fired at the city of Donetsk and the settlement of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, fired 27 shells of 82 and 122 mm caliber, the republic's representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime (JCCC) reports. 15 mines of 82 caliber were fired in Donetsk millimeter. At the Gorlovka point, the Ukrainian military fired 12 mines with a caliber of 122 millimeters. The shelling took place from 20.30 to 21.16 (coincides with Moscow time). The settlement of Gorlovka has been under the control of the Donetsk People's Republic since 2014, located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk. The most frequently shelled areas of Gorlovka at the moment are the village of Zaitsevo located on the outskirts of the city and the villages of the mines named after Gagarin and «6/7». independence from Kyiv, and early in the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to fellow citizens, Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action,” as the Donbass republics asked for help. According to the Russian leader, the entire responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the Russian Armed Forces do not inflict any strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population, according to the department, is not in danger. The Ministry of Defense added that the Ukrainian border guards «do not offer any resistance», in some cases the Ukrainian military surrenders and after that they have the opportunity to return to their families.Situation development — in the online report >> «/wp-content/uploads/c4c52397382f712f7a108ed7c1c51d51.jpg» />Third day of operation: Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic advance, Kyiv refuses to negotiatePosted by: Petr Popadyuk