A fire in a house damaged by the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donetsk. File photoDONETSK, Mar 29Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk for the second time in 10 minutes, firing six 122-mm shells at the Kuibyshevsky district of the city, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) said. According to the representative office in its Telegram channel, the shelling was made at 22.00 from Avdiyivka.Ukrainian troops shelled GorlovkaIn addition, the mission stated that, according to updated data, Ukrainian troops also shelled the village of Trudovskaya mine in Donetsk at 18.00, firing five mines with a caliber of 120 millimeters, and at 16.40 they fired six mines with a caliber of 82 millimeters at the settlement of Mikhailovka. Russia 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 Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. A war crime: a Tochka-U missile attack on Donetsk
The number of dead and injured is being specified. According to the latest data, about 20 people became victims of the strike, about 30 were injured.The number of dead and injured is being specified. According to the latest data, about 20 people became victims of the strike, about 30 were injured.
According to the mayor of Donetsk Alexei Kulemzin, the rocket was shot down and fell near the Government House, this is a busy central part of the city.
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According to the mayor of Donetsk, Aleksey Kulemzin, the rocket was shot down and fell near the Government House, this is a busy central part of the city.
The fragments scattered for half a kilometer, Universitetskaya Street suffered the most.
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Shards scattered for half a kilometer, Universitetskaya Street was most affected.
Po according to eyewitnesses, "the noise was very strong, <…> as if the sky is falling".
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According to eyewitnesses, "the noise was very strong, <…> as if the sky is falling".
The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, called the attack a war crime of Kyiv, since the blow fell on residential areas, the city center. "No opposition, no attempts to cause damage specifically to the military infrastructure were not seen in this plan", he said. » />5 of 9
The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, called the attack a war crime of Kyiv, since the blow fell on residential areas, the city center. "No opposition, no attempts to cause damage specifically to the military infrastructure were seen in this plan", he said.
In the "Tochka-U" 34; was a cassette charge. Only one cassette worked in the center of Donetsk, if all of them had worked, the consequences would have been much worse, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR. » />6 of 9
In the rocket used during the strike "Tochka-U" was a cassette charge. Only one cassette worked in the center of Donetsk, if all of them had worked, the consequences would have been much worse, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR.
The DPR is searching for the installation that fired the rocket. "Taking into account the fact that the range of "Points-U" 120 kilometers, <…> it is quite difficult to find an operational firing point of the enemy", — said the head of the republic Denis Pushilin. According to him, a total of 15 missiles "Tochka-U" have been shot down over the DPR since the beginning of the offensive operation.
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In the DPR, they are searching for the installation that fired the missile. "Taking into account the fact that the range of "Points-U" 120 kilometers, <…> it is quite difficult to find an operational firing point of the enemy", — said the head of the republic Denis Pushilin. According to him, a total of 15 missiles "Tochka-U" have been shot down over the DPR since the beginning of the offensive operation.
An ambulance at the scene of an explosion in the center of Donetsk.
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An ambulance at the scene of an explosion in the center of Donetsk.
After the missile strike "Point-U" mourning will be declared in Donetsk.
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After the missile strike "Tochka-U" ; mourning will be declared in Donetsk.
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The number of dead and injured is being specified. According to the latest data, about 20 people were killed, about 30 were injured.
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According to the mayor of Donetsk, Aleksey Kulemzin, the rocket was shot down and fell near the Government House, this is a busy central part of the city .
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The fragments scattered for half a kilometer, Universitetskaya Street was most affected.
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According to eyewitnesses, "the noise was very strong , <…> as if the sky is falling".
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The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, called the attack a war crime of Kyiv, since the blow fell on residential areas, the city center. "No opposition, no attempts to cause damage specifically to the military infrastructure were seen in this plan", he said.
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In the rocket used during the strike "Point -U" was a cassette charge. Only one cassette worked in the center of Donetsk, if all of them had worked, the consequences would have been much worse, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR.
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The DPR is searching for the installation that fired the rocket. "Taking into account the fact that the range of "Points-U" 120 kilometers, <…> it is quite difficult to find an operational firing point of the enemy", — said the head of the republic Denis Pushilin. According to him, a total of 15 Tochka-U" missiles have been shot down over the DPR since the start of the offensive operation.
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An ambulance at the scene of an explosion in the center of Donetsk.
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After the missile strike "Point-U" mourning will be declared in Donetsk.