Ukrainian army servicemen. Archival photoDONETSK, May 22. At 8:00 a.m., Ukrainian troops shelled the village of Oleksandrivka, firing four 122 mm shells, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reports. from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 08.00 — the settlement of Georgievka — the settlement of Aleksandrovka: 4 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired,» the statement published in the representative's Telegram channel says. Russia began 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. 05/21/2022 InfographicView
