JCCC representative in the DPR. Archival photoDONETSK, May 26. During the 99 days of escalation in the Donetsk People's Republic, 125 civilians were killed, 573 injured, Ukrainian troops fired over 30.4 thousand ammunition on its territory, according to the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for control and coordination of the ceasefire regime. «During the 99 days of the escalation, 125 civilians, including four children, were killed, 573 people were injured of varying severity, including 46 children,» the mission's Telegram channel said. During the period, 3,274 attacks on the territory of the DPR by Ukrainian troops were recorded, of which 2,980 were using heavy weapons, in total, Ukrainian troops fired 30,412 ammunition of various calibers, the agency clarifies. 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.
