The aftermath of shelling. File photoDONETSK, 23 Apr. Ukrainian troops shelled the northern outskirts of Donetsk, firing five 120mm mines, the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) said. VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 07.09 — the settlement of Peski — the city of Donetsk (Volvo — Center): five mines with a caliber of 120 millimeters were fired,» the message of the representative office in the Telegram channel reads.
Ukrainian troops shell Gorlovka againRussia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the main tasks of the first stage were completed — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. On April 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the start of the next phase of the special operation.
