Fragments of the downed Ukrainian missile «Tochka-U» . Archival photoLUGANSK, May 19. Air defense systems of the Lugansk People's Republic on Thursday night shot down a Tochka-U tactical missile on the outskirts of the city of Debaltseve, the LPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire ( «At 02.17 (coincides with Moscow time), our air defense forces destroyed a Tochka-U missile on the northeastern outskirts of the city of Debaltseve,» the office's Telegram channel said.
Ukrainian Armed Forces are equipping firing points in the homes of civilians in the Bakhmut areaAs a result of the scattering of fragments of the rocket body, the glass of several buildings was damaged, the department added. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who for eight years have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kyiv regime. 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 the “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass. reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. 05/19/2022 InfographicView
