32 people have died in the LPR since February 18

A woman in the courtyard of a residential building damaged by shelling in the village of Frunze in the LPR. File photoLUHANSK, Apr 15 Thirty-two civilians of the Luhansk People's Republic have died, 51 people, including five children, have been injured since February 18 as a result of shelling on the territory of the LPR, the Prosecutor General's Office told reporters.» Since February 18, 2022, about 1.5 thousand facts of shelling have been recorded, as a result of which 32 civilians were killed, 51 were injured (of which five were children),» a representative of the department said.79 civilians were killed in the DPR in 58 days. examination. «Based on the results of the inspections, investigators initiate criminal cases,» the representative of the department added. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on Feb. 24 ala. 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.