Ukrainian servicemen on the contact line in Donetsk regionDONETSK, Mar 15Ukrainian troops are holding 17 children hostage in Slavyansk and are going to take them out in an unknown direction, the headquarters of the territorial defense of the Donetsk People's Republic said. They said that, according to residents of the villages of Mirnoye, Granitnoye and Staroignatievka, on February 20, the children were sent for a recreational vacation in Svyatogorsk «Currently, the guys are in Slavyansk, which they told their parents during today's telephone conversation. They also added that they are planned to be forcibly evacuated in an unknown direction today at 14:00 Kyiv time,» the headquarters said, demanding immediate return of children home. On February 24, Russia launched a special military special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.»A resident of Mariupol told how Ukrainian nationalists hide behind peopleAs stated by the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian military, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, Putin stressed. Against the backdrop of hostilities in many Ukrainian cities and villages, a humanitarian catastrophe is emerging. The Russian Ministry of Defense lays responsibility for this on the Kiev authorities, who refuse to coordinate the work of humanitarian corridors. In addition, according to the military department, local nationalists often keep civilians as human shields. Life in the liberated villages of Donbass
The Donetsk People's Republic has already liberated more than 70 settlements from the control of Ukrainian troops.
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The Donetsk People's Republic has already liberated more than 70 settlements from the control of Ukrainian troops.
A residential building in the village of Donskoye, damaged by shelling.
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A residential building in the village of Donskoye, damaged by shelling.
In turn, the Luhansk People's Republic announced the release almost the entire territory of the republic.
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In turn, the Luhansk People's Republic announced the liberation of almost the entire territory of the republic.
The main task now is to normalize the humanitarian situation in the liberated areas.
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The main task now is to normalize the humanitarian situation in the liberated areas.
Work is underway to provide residents with electricity, communications, and food.
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Work is underway to provide residents with electricity, communications, products.
Destruction in the village of Sopino, Donetsk People's Republic.
Destruction in the village of Sopino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Humanitarian aid is delivered to the villages.
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Humanitarian aid is delivered to villages.
The necessary conditions for a peaceful and safe life are being created.
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The necessary conditions for a peaceful and safe life are being created.
Ensure people have easy access to help.
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Enabled unhindered access of people to help.
Servicemen are carrying out the necessary work on the abandoned positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Servicemen carry out the necessary work on the abandoned positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Roads free from explosive objects.
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Roads are cleared of explosive objects.
There is a lot of work to be done. In the DPR alone, about a thousand infrastructure facilities have recently been damaged.
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There is a lot of work to be done. In the DPR alone, about a thousand infrastructure facilities have recently been damaged.
The main damage fell on the private sector, located mainly on the outskirts and along the demarcation line.
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The main destruction was in the private sector, located mainly on the outskirts and along the demarcation line.
Hospitals, schools, kindergartens, gas and water pipelines were damaged.
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Hospitals, schools, kindergartens, gas and water pipelines were destroyed.
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Donetsk People's Republic has already liberated more than 70 settlements from the control of Ukrainian troops.
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A residential building in the village of Donskoye, damaged as a result of shelling.
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In turn, the Luhansk People's Republic announced the liberation of almost the entire territory of the republic.
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The main task now is to normalize the humanitarian situation in the liberated areas.
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Destruction in the village of Sopino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
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The villages are delivered humanitarian aid.
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The necessary conditions for a peaceful and secure life are being created.
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People are being provided with unhindered access to assistance.
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Servicemen carry out the necessary work on the abandoned positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The roads are cleared of explosive objects.
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Work there is going to be a huge one. In the DPR alone, about a thousand infrastructure facilities have recently been damaged.
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The main damage fell on the private sector, located mainly on the outskirts and along the demarcation line.
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Hospitals, schools, kindergartens were damaged, gas and water pipelines were destroyed.