Soldier of the People's Militia of the DPR in position. Archival photoDONETSK, April 1 At 10:20 a.m., Ukrainian troops shelled the village of Golmovsky in the Donetsk People's Republic, firing 12 shells with a caliber of 122 mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported. «Fire was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine in the direction: 10.20 — the settlement of Zaitsevo (northern) — the settlement of Golmovsky: 12 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired,» the mission's Telegram channel said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. 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, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
