Ukrainian servicemen on the line of contact in the Donetsk regionDONETSK, Mar 17 Ukrainian troops shelled Dokuchaevsk, Yasnoe and Petrovsky district of the city of Donetsk in the Donetsk People's Republic, having fired 19 mines with a caliber of 120 millimeters, reports the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire. :35 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Novomikhailovka — the settlement of Dokuchaevsk: fired five mines with a caliber of 120 millimeters; 10:35 — the settlement of Novomikhailovka — the settlement of Yasnoye: fired five mines with a caliber of 120 millimeters; 09:45 — the settlement of Maryinka — city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): nine mines of 120 mm caliber were fired,” reads a message posted on the representation’s Telegram channel.
AFU shelled two settlements in the DPR in 15 minutesRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DNR and LNR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. fascists
