JCCC representative in the DPR. File photoDONETSK, May 29. Over the past day, Ukrainian troops opened fire 47 times on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, firing a total of 239 rounds of ammunition, according to the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC). «Over the past 24 hours, the mission reported 47 cases of firing by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Armed Forces of Ukraine — ed.) … Having fired 239 units of various ammunition,» the message on the mission's Telegram channel says. 24 hours, two civilians were injured, 30 houses were damaged, as well as nine civilian infrastructure facilities. 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.
