A man demonstrates shell fragments in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Archival photoDONETSK, May 29Ukrainian troops fired 16 122-mm shells in six minutes into the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire said. on his Telegram channel, shelling took place from 16.25 (the time coincides with Moscow time) to 16.31 from the settlements of Georgievka and Krasnogorovka. broke.» What did the Ukrainian artillerymen do in Donbas? Since 2014, when the DPR declared independence from Kyiv, the area, starting from the line of contact outside the city of Marinka, has been regularly shelled by Ukrainian troops. 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 genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the main tasks of the first stage were completed — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. On April 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the start of the next phase of the special operation. What distinguishes the Ukrainian security forces
