Servicemen of the People's Militia of the DPR in the village of Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic. File photoDONETSK, Mar 27More than 100 shells and mines have been fired by Ukrainian troops since the beginning of the day in seven settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic, the People's Militia of the Republic said in a statement. Grad», 122-mm cannon artillery and 120-mm mortars. The areas of seven settlements of the Republic fell under shelling,» the statement of the people's militia on the Telegram channel says. The message also notes that nine residential buildings and three civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged and one vehicle. According to the department, since the beginning of the current day, the forces of the DPR have eliminated 26 Ukrainian nationalists and two firing points of Ukrainian troops. and nineteen were injured,» the statement reads.Pushilin discussed the prospect of an agreement between the ministries of justice of the DPR and RussiaRussia 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 DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. on preparations for battles in Mariupol
