Ukrainian military . Archival photoDONETSK, May 10. Ukrainian troops opened fire on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic 36 times in a day, firing 295 rounds of ammunition, two civilians were killed, nine more were injured, according to the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for control and coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC). «Over the past day, the Mission reported 36 facts of firing by the AFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) … Over the past day, information has been received about the death of two civilians: a woman born in 1953. and a boy born in 2006. In the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, nine civilians were injured, including a girl born in 2007,» the representative office reported in its Telegram channel. It is noted that over the past day, Ukrainian troops have released 295 units of various ammunition. 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 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, 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.
