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PERVOMAISK, May 24.An artillery shell fired by Ukrainian troops pierced the roof of a house and hit the apartment of a resident of the city of Pervomaisk in the Luhansk People's Republic, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the scene. Earlier on Monday, 11 residential buildings, secondary school No. 30 and a children's clinic were damaged as a result of the shelling of Pervomaisk «A shell of the Armed Forces of Ukraine flew in, hit the house and damaged the apartment. There were no casualties here. A shell with a caliber of 152 millimeters,» Artem Indyukov, officer of the LPR representation in the JCCC, told reporters. The owner of the apartment told RIA Novosti that she had just entered the room from the corridor , where the shell flew in, and only miraculously did not suffer. According to her, her elderly mother was in the next room at that moment. “Mom didn’t have time to get scared, but I got very scared. It’s not the first time, I can’t count how many, first in the entrance, and now right in the apartment,” said a resident of Pervomaisk. A bomb crater and destroyed houses: villages after Ukrainian shelling complete desolation: houses were destroyed, cars were smashed, traces of shells were everywhere.
Ukrainian aviation used a one-ton bomb here during the retreat. This is reminiscent of a deep funnel, where several trucks would fit.
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Ukrainian aviation fired a one-ton bomb here during the retreat. This is reminiscent of a deep crater, where several trucks could fit.
Departing, the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not hesitate to mine houses and gates.
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Departing, the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not hesitate to mine houses and gates.
Ukrainian troops clung to every line and tried to leave behind as much destruction as possible.
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Ukrainian troops clung to every line and tried to leave as much destruction as possible.
A scorched earth tactic was used.
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A scorched earth tactic was used land.
The situation is similar in the village of Rubtsy, located in the Donetsk region. The photo shows a resident of a house destroyed by shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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A similar situation is in the village of Rubtsy, located in the Donetsk region. In the photo — a resident of the house, destroyed by the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In March, units of the armed forces of Ukraine blew up the dam of the Oskol reservoir. As a result, the river, along which the border between the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions passes, overflowed its banks, and the reservoir became shallow.
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In March, units of the Ukrainian armed forces blew up the dam of the Oskol reservoir. As a result, the river, along which the border of the Kharkov and Donetsk regions runs, overflowed its banks, and the reservoir became shallow.
The enemy left their positions in a hurry, abandoning their property. The photo shows a wrecked APU tank in the liberated territory in the Donetsk region.
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The enemy left the position in a hurry, leaving the property. The photo shows a wrecked tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the liberated territory in the Donetsk region.
The Ukrainian military mined the railway and stations to impede the advance of the army of the DPR and LPR.
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Ukrainian military mined the railway and stations to impede the advance of the army of the DPR and LPR.
Now specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working in the liberated territories. The damage is being assessed in order to begin the restoration of settlements.
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Now specialists from the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working in the liberated territories. The damage is being assessed in order to begin the restoration of settlements.
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The village of Yatskovka near Izyum is now in complete desolation: houses are destroyed, cars are smashed, traces of shells are everywhere.
2 out of 10During the retreat, Ukrainian aviation used a one-ton air bomb here. This is reminiscent of a deep crater, where several trucks could fit.
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Departing, the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not hesitate to mine houses and gates.
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Ukrainian troops clung to each line and tried to leave behind as much destruction as possible.
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A scorched earth tactic was used.
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The situation is similar in the village of Rubtsy, located in the Donetsk region. In the photo — a resident of the house destroyed by the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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In March, units of the armed forces of Ukraine blew up the dam of the Oskol reservoir. As a result, the river, along which the border between the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions runs, overflowed its banks, and the reservoir became shallow.
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The enemy left their positions in a hurry, abandoning their property. The photo shows a wrecked tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the liberated territory in the Donetsk region.
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Ukrainian military mined the railway and stations to impede the advance of the army of the DPR and LPR.
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Emergency Ministry specialists are currently working in the liberated territories. The damage is being assessed in order to begin the reconstruction of settlements.
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. 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.