Consequences of shelling in Donbass. Archival photoDONETSK, May 16. The People's Militia of the DPR reported that on Monday, Ukrainian troops fired more than 150 shells and mines, including from Grad, at six settlements of the republic.»Since the beginning of the current day the enemy fired more than 150 shells and mines from 122-mm multiple launch rocket systems BM-21 «Grad», 122-mm cannon artillery, 120-mm mortars. Areas of six settlements of the republic were fired on,» the message says in the Telegram channel People's Militia. It is noted that as a result of Ukrainian aggression, one civilian was wounded. 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.
