Armored personnel carrier of the People's Militia of the DPR. Archival photoDONETSK, April 9 Ukrainian troops shelled the city of Yasinovataya in the DPR twice with a difference of 15 minutes, the representative office of the republic in the JCCC reported on its Telegram channel. According to its data, the Ukrainian side opened fire for the first time at 6:00: 40.
"Shooting was recorded from the VFU in the direction <…> Yasinovataya: three shells of 122 mm" caliber were fired, the publication says.
The second time the Armed Forces of Ukraine opened fire at 6:55, firing three more of the same shells. Later it became known about the third shelling: it happened at 8:15, there were six shells. Yasinovataya is located about 25 kilometers north of Donetsk, it is the largest in the territory former USSR railway station. To the west of the city, which has been controlled by the DPR since 2014, is the line of contact with the combat positions of Ukrainian troops. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. According to President Vladimir Putin, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, he stressed. With the support of the Russian military, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. The Ministry of Defense noted that the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. By 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. The genocide of the civilian population of Donbass. Women, old people, children
""Gorlovskaya Madonna" — young Kristina Zhuk and her 10-month-old daughter died on July 27, 2014, when the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the streets of Gorlovka from "Grad" installations. On this day, later called "Donetsk Bloody Sunday", four children died. Among them was little Kira. The girl died in the arms of her mother, who fled to escape from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kira's grandmother could not immediately find her daughter and granddaughter. Dead Christina lay on the grass of the city square, still clutching her daughter.
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""Gorlovskaya Madonna" — young Kristina Zhuk and her 10-month-old daughter died on July 27, 2014, when the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the streets of Gorlovka from "Grad" installations. On this day, later called "Donetsk Bloody Sunday", four children died. Among them was little Kira. The girl died in the arms of her mother, who fled to escape from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kira's grandmother could not immediately find her daughter and granddaughter. Dead Kristina lay on the grass of the city square, still clutching her daughter.
The end of July 2014, the village of Yubileyny in the Luhansk region. An elderly woman died as a result of artillery shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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End of July 2014, Yubileyny village in Luhansk areas. An elderly woman died as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
June 8, 2014. A five-year-old girl is a victim of shelling in the village of Semyonovka.
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June 8, 2014. A five-year-old girl is a victim of shelling in the village of Semyonovka.
This grandfather is one of the many helpless old people who died during the shelling of a Nursing Home in Lugansk on July 28, 2014.
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This grandfather is one of the many helpless old people who died during the shelling of the nursing home in Lugansk on July 28, 2014.
This woman died in her apartment. These are the consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slovyansk.
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This woman died in her apartment. These are the consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slavyansk.
July 2014, Luhansk. A woman in a state of shock next to the victim of artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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July 2014, Lugansk. A woman in a state of shock next to a victim of artillery shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A resident of the village of Golubovka in her house after the shelling. 7 of 16 A resident of the village of Golubovka in her house after shelling.
The consequences of the shelling of Slavyansk by the Ukrainian military. Neighbors help a woman whose house is on fire due to a shell hit.
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Consequences of the shelling of Slavyansk Ukrainian military. Neighbors help a woman whose house caught fire when a shell hit it.
January 27, 2015, Donetsk. Four-year-old Sasha was killed during artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A shell fragment hit him in the back.
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January 27, 2015, Donetsk. Four-year-old Sasha was killed during artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A fragment of a shell hit him in the back.
August 14, 2014, the area of the intersection of the street. Artem and st. 25th anniversary of the Red Army, Donetsk. An elderly woman is a victim of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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August 14, 2014, the area where st. Artem and st. 25th anniversary of the Red Army, Donetsk. An elderly woman is a victim of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Funeral service for the dead in the courtyard of a residential building. Consequences of artillery shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slovyansk.
11 of 16Funeral service for the dead in the courtyard of a residential building. Consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Sloviansk.
January 2, 2015, Shakhtersk. As a result of artillery shelling by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, little Vanya Voronov lost his right arm and both legs. His younger brother Timothy, as well as his father, died on the spot.
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January 2, 2015 , Shakhtersk. As a result of artillery shelling by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, little Vanya Voronov lost his right arm and both legs. His younger brother Timothy, as well as his father, died on the spot.
Golubovka after shelling. Old men mourn their sons.
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Golubovka after shelling. Old people mourn their sons.
Survivors, but now homeless. Residents of the Artema microdistrict in Slovyansk.
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Survivors, but now homeless. Residents of the Artema microdistrict in Slavyansk.
September 2014, Enakievo. Grandmother is a victim of artillery shelling by AFU soldiers.
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September 2014, Enakievo. Grandma is a victim of shelling by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 5, 2014, Donetsk. During artillery strikes by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two schoolchildren were killed at the school No. 63 stadium. >November 5, 2014, Donetsk. During artillery strikes by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two schoolchildren were killed at the stadium of school No. 63.
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""Gorlovskaya Madonna" — young Kristina Zhuk and her 10-month-old daughter died on July 27, 2014, when the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the streets of Gorlovka from "Grad" installations. On this day, later called "Donetsk Bloody Sunday", four children died. Among them was little Kira. The girl died in the arms of her mother, who fled to escape from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kira's grandmother could not immediately find her daughter and granddaughter. Dead Kristina was lying on the grass of the city square, still clutching her daughter.
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The end of July 2014, the village of Yubileyny in the Luhansk region. An elderly woman died as a result of artillery shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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June 8, 2014. A five-year-old girl is a victim of shelling in the village of Semyonovka.
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This grandfather is one of the many helpless old people who died during the shelling of a nursing home in Lugansk on July 28, 2014.
5 out of 16This woman died in her apartment. These are the consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slavyansk.
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July 2014, Luhansk. A woman in a state of shock next to the victim of artillery shelling by the Ukrainian military.
7 of 16 A resident of the village of Golubovka in her house after the shelling.
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The consequences of the shelling of Slavyansk by the Ukrainian military. Neighbors help a woman whose house caught fire after being hit by a shell.
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January 27, 2015, Donetsk. Four-year-old Sasha was killed during artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A fragment of a shell hit him in the back.
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August 14, 2014, the area where st. Artem and st. 25th anniversary of the Red Army, Donetsk. An elderly woman is a victim of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11 of 16 Funeral service for the dead in the courtyard of a residential building. Consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slavyansk.
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January 2, 2015, Shakhtersk. As a result of artillery shelling by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, little Vanya Voronov lost his right arm and both legs. His younger brother Timothy, as well as his father, died on the spot.
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Golubovka after shelling. Old people mourn their sons.
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Survivors, but now homeless. Residents of the Artema microdistrict in Slavyansk.
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September 2014, Enakievo. Grandmother is a victim of shelling by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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November 5, 2014, Donetsk. During artillery strikes by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two schoolchildren were killed at the stadium of school No. 63.