A residential building in Gorlovka, damaged by a shell. File photoDONETSK, May 31.Ukrainian troops shelled Gorlovka and the Petrovsky district of Donetsk in 15 minutes, firing two shells with a caliber of 122 mm and three shells with a caliber of 152 mm, the representative office of the republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire said. ed.) in the direction: 16.35 (coincides with Moscow time) the settlement of Kurdyumovka — the settlement of Gorlovka: two shells with a caliber of 122 mm were fired; 16.50 the settlement of Maksimilyanovka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): three shells with a caliber of 152 mm were fired,» the statement reads. message of the representative office in the Telegram channel. Consequences of shelling in the center of Donetsk
During the shelling of the central regions of Donetsk, three people were killed, including one child. 18 people were injured, including two children.
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During the shelling of the central districts of Donetsk, three people were killed, including one child. 18 people were injured, including two children.
Donetsk City Hall suggested that the shelling was carried out with heavy American weapons recently delivered to Ukraine.
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The city hall of Donetsk suggested that the shelling was carried out with heavy American weapons recently delivered to Ukraine.
Damage to the facade of a multi-storey building after shelling APU of the residential sector in the Kalininsky district of the city.
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Damage to the facade of a multi-storey building after shelling of a residential sector in the Kalininsky district of the city by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
< p>The inscriptions in English were found on the fragments of shells found on the spot.
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On fragments of shells found on the spot, inscriptions in English were found.
The Russian Investigative Committee will investigate this crime committed by the Ukrainian military against civilians in Donetsk.
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The Russian Investigative Committee will investigate investigation of this crime by the Ukrainian military against civilians in Donetsk.
Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR work at the site of shelling of a 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 are working at the site of the shelling of the residential sector by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Budyonnovsky district of Donetsk.
The DPR representative office in the JCCC reported that Ukrainian troops used 155-mm artillery and two MLRS " Tornado" with cluster munition.
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The DPR representative office in the JCCC reported that Ukrainian troops used 155 mm artillery 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 155 mm 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.
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A man in a residential building house in the Kalininsky district, which was hit by shelling.
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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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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Donetsk City Hall suggested that the shelling was carried out with heavy American weapons recently delivered to Ukraine.
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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.
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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.
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Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR are working 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 during the shelling of Donetsk and two MLRS missiles "Smerch" with cluster munition.
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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 man in a room in a residential building in the Kalininsky district that was damaged by shelling.
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In the past two days, at least seven civilians in the DPR have died due to shelling by Ukrainian troops.
The representative office of the DPR in the JCCC earlier on Tuesday reported nine attacks on the Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops using shells of 122 and 152 mm calibers. Gorlovka was shelled by Ukrainian troops six times, using mines with a caliber of 60 and 120 millimeters, shells of 122 millimeters, RPG rockets and small arms. The settlement of Gorlovka has been under the control of the Donetsk People's Republic since 2014, located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk. On the territory of the city there are coal mining enterprises and the chemical concern «Stirol». The most frequently shelled areas of Gorlovka at the moment are the village of Zaitsevo and the villages of mines named after Gagarin and «6/7» located on the outskirts of the city. Before the start of the conflict in Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250 thousand people. 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 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.