Consequences of the shelling of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Archival photoDONETSK, May 14. The People's Militia of the DPR reported that on Saturday, Ukrainian troops fired more than 220 shells and mines, including from Grad, at eight settlements of the republic.»Since the beginning of the current day the enemy fired more than 220 shells and mines from 122-mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems, 122-mm cannon artillery, 120-mm mortars. The areas of eight settlements of the republic were shelled,» the Telegram channel said in a statement. People's Militia. 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. 05/14/2022 InfographicView
