Car in explosion craterDONETSK, Apr 2During the 45 days of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, 72 civilians were killed in the Donetsk People's Republic, 949 civilians were injured, including 59 children, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime (JCCC) said in a statement. «For 45 days. 72 civilians were killed during the escalation. 949 civilians were injured of varying severity (653 from the previously liberated territory), including 59 children,» the office said. The report also notes that during the escalation, 1878 housing construction and 484 civil infrastructure facilities. The JCCC recorded 1,604 cases of firing. In total, Ukrainian troops fired 18,400 ammunition of various calibers, including 24 Tochka-U missiles, two BM-27 Uragan MLRS missiles, and 1,739 BM-21 Grad MLRS missiles. 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, 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. Life under shelling: what is happening in Mariupol
Mariupol is still a hot spot.
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Mariupol is still a hot spot.
Fighting continues in the city for liberation.
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Fights for liberation are going on in the city.
< p>Most of Mariupol came under Russian control.
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Most of Mariupol came under Russian control military.
The cleanup of the central areas continues.
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The cleanup of the central areas continues.
< p>The destruction in the city is huge, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
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The destruction in the city is huge, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
Citizens of Mariupol cook food on the street.
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Citizens of Mariupol cook their food on the street.
Unshelled houses here almost gone.
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There are almost no houses that were not shelled.
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A residential building in Mariupol destroyed by shelling.
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A residential building in Mariupol destroyed by shelling.
People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
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People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
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There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
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It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas.
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The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas
evacuation.
Military personnel and volunteers take civilians out of the city.
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Military personnel and volunteers take civilians out of the city.
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Mariupol is still a hot spot.
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Fights for liberation are going on in the city.
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Most of Mariupol has come under the control of the Russian military.
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Mopping up of the central regions continues.
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The destruction in the city is enormous, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
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Citizens of Mariupol cook food on the street.
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There are almost no houses that were not shelled.
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Destroyed as a result shelling of a residential building in Mariupol.
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People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
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There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
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It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
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The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas.
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Servicemen and volunteers take civilians out of the city.