A man demonstrates fragments of a shell found after shelling by the Donetsk Armed Forces. File photoDONETSK, May 31.Ukrainian troops once again shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing eight 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 Ceasefire (JCCC) said. in the direction: 18.08 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Georgievka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): eight shells with a caliber of 122 mm were fired,» the representative office in the Telegram channel said. Earlier on Tuesday, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported 14 shelling Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops using shells with calibers of 122 and 152 mm. Since 2014, when the DPR declared independence from Kyiv, this area, starting from the line of contact outside the city of Marinka, has been regularly shelled by Ukrainian security forces. The consequences of shelling in the center of Donetsk
During the shelling of the central districts of Donetsk, three people were killed, including one child. 18 people were injured, including two children.
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The city hall of Donetsk suggested that the shelling was carried out from heavy American weapons recently delivered to Ukraine.
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Damage to the facade of a multi-storey building after the shelling of a residential sector by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kalininsky district of the city.
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Damage to the facade of a multi-storey building after the shelling of the residential sector in the Kalininsky district of the city by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
English inscriptions were found on the shell fragments found on the spot.
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On the shell fragments found on the spot, inscriptions in English were found.
The Russian Investigative Committee will investigate this crime by the Ukrainian military against civilians in Donetsk.
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The Russian Investigative Committee will investigate this crime by the Ukrainian military against civilians in Donetsk.
Employees of the DPR Ministry of Emergency Situations are working at the site of shelling of the residential sector by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Budyonnovsky district of Donetsk.
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Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR work at the site of the shelling of the residential sector by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Budennovsky district of Donetsk.
The DPR representative office in the JCCC reported that Ukrainian troops used 155 mm artillery and two MLRS "Smerch" with cluster munitions.
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The DPR office in the JCCC reported that Ukrainian troops used artillery during the shelling of Donetsk 155 mm caliber and two MLRS "Smerch" with cluster munition.
A resident of Donetsk demonstrates fragments of a 155-mm shell found near a residential building after shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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A resident of Donetsk demonstrates fragments of a 155mm shell found near a residential building after shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
A man in a room in a shelled residential building in the Kalininsky District.
9 of 10< p>A man in a room in a residential building in the Kalininsky district, which was damaged by shelling.
In just the past two days, at least seven civilians in the DPR have died due to shelling by Ukrainian troops.
10 out of 10< p>In just the past two days, at least seven civilians in the DPR have died due to shelling by Ukrainian troops.
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Three people, including one child, were killed in the shelling of the central regions of Donetsk. 18 people were injured, including two children.
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The mayor's office of Donetsk suggested that the shelling was carried out from heavy American weapons recently delivered to Ukraine.
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Damage to the facade of a multi-storey building after the shelling of a residential sector in the Kalininsky district of the city by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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On the fragments of shells found on the spot, inscriptions in English were found.
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The Russian Investigative Committee will investigate this crime by the Ukrainian military against civilians in Donetsk.< /p>
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Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR work at the site of the shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the residential sector in the Budyonnovsky district of Donetsk.
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The DPR representative office in the JCCC reported that Ukrainian troops used 155 mm artillery and two MLRS rockets during the shelling of Donetsk #34;Smerch" with cluster munition.
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A resident of Donetsk demonstrates fragments of a 155-millimeter shell found near a residential building after shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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A man in a room in a residential building in the Kalininsky district that was hit by shelling.
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In total, at least seven civilians in the DPR have died in the past two days due to shelling by Ukrainian troops.
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.