A man demonstrates shell fragments. File photoDONETSK, May 4.Ukrainian troops carried out four attacks on Staromikhailivka, Gorlovka and Zaytsevo (southern) in the Donetsk People's Republic, firing 17 mines with a caliber of 82 mm and 23 grenades from an easel anti-tank grenade launcher, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reports. «Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 14.00 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Krasnogorovka — the settlement of Staromikhaylovka: five mines with a caliber of 82 mm were fired; 15.05 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Zhovanka — Zaitsevo (southern) settlement: 20 LNG grenades were fired; 16.15 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Krasnogorovka — the settlement of Staromikhaylovka: three LNG grenades were fired; 18.09 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Mayorsk — the settlement of Gorlovka (village mine named after Izotov): 12 mines were fired with a caliber of 82 mm,» the message on the Telegram channel reads.
During the war, you need to think about the worldGorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk, the chemical concern «Stirol» and coal mining enterprises are located in the city. Gorlovka is one of the largest settlements in the DPR, and has been under the control of the republic since 2014. Before the start of the conflict in Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250,000 people. The settlement of Zaitsevo and the settlements of the mines named after Gagarin and 6/7, located on the outskirts, are subjected to the most frequent shelling here. 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 abuse and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of 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.
