Representative of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire. Archival photoLUHANSK, April 24 At 13:00, Ukrainian troops shelled Zolote-5 in the Lugansk People's Republic, firing four 120mm mines, the republic's office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reports. «From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine shelling was recorded: at 13.00 from the direction of the settlement of Zolote-4 towards the settlement of Zolote-5 using mortars of 120 millimeters (four mines),» the message published on the representative's Telegram channel reads. 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 Kyiv 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, 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.
