Ukrainian troops fired three 122-millimeter shells at Donetsk

The aftermath of the shelling of Donetsk. Archival photoDONETSK, May 22. At 22.30 (the time coincides with Moscow time) Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing three shells with a caliber of 122 mm, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Cessation Regime said fire (JCCC). «Fire was recorded from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 22.30 — the settlement of Avdiivka — the settlement of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): 3 shells of 122 mm caliber were fired,» reports on the department's Telegram channel. 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.