Ukrainian servicemen on the contact line in Donetsk regionMOSCOW, Mar 1. Ukrainian nationalists shot civilians who were leaving Volnovakha, according to the Telegram channel of the DPR defense headquarters. «Ukrainian nationalists shot civilians in Volnovakha at 10:10 am, opening fire on civilians with a white flag leaving the city,» the department noted. » /> The LPR announced the liberation of 15 settlements. The details of what happened are being specified. In recent weeks, the situation in the Donbass has seriously aggravated: Kyiv has concentrated most of the army on the line of contact and intensified shelling of the DPR and LPR, using equipment prohibited by the Minsk agreements. Against this background, on February 19, the authorities of the republics turned to Russia with a request to recognize their independence. Two days later, on February 21, Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR, and on February 24 announced the launch of a special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The head of state called the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass its goal. The Ministry of Defense stressed that they do not strike civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine — only military infrastructure; nothing threatens the civilian population.The development of the situation is in the online report >>The National Bats plunder before retreating territory of Donbass, said the DNROPublished: K. Volkov