Sappers of the militia of the Donetsk People's Republic are demining the territory of the village of Aleksandrovka. File photoDONETSK, Feb. 28 The village of Oleksandrivka on the outskirts of Donetsk has been de-energized as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops, the republic’s representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported. Earlier, Ukrainian troops fired the settlement of Aleksandrovka with 120 mm mines.»They ran in a panic.» What is happening at the abandoned Ukrainian positions «According to operational information, the settlement of Aleksandrovka is de-energized as a result of shelling from the AFU. The data is being specified,» the representative office said in a statement. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics Back in 2014, they declared their independence from Kyiv, and on February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In an address to fellow citizens, Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action,” as the Donbass republics have 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 stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not inflict any strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. According to the agency, the civilian population is not in danger.
Disarm and defuse: demilitarization of UkraineIn response, Western countries have imposed another anti-Russian sanctions since 2014. Many EU countries announced the decision to close the airspace for Russian aircraft. The Russian Federation responded by restricting the use of its airspace to flights of aircraft associated with or registered with the UK, including transit flights, from 25 February. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that are in the interests of the Russian Federation.
