Ukrainian troops fired five more shells at Yasinovataya

The aftermath of shelling. File photoDONETSK, June 2 At 09:05, Ukrainian troops fired five 155-millimeter shells at Yasinovataya, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime reports. According to the representative office, this is already the third for a day the shelling of Yasinovataya from Avdiivka. Prior to this, 155 mm artillery was also used, with a total of 16 shells fired. of Ukraine in the direction: 09.05 — settlement Avdiivka — settlement Yasinovataya: five shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired,» the department said in a Telegram channel. Yasinovataya is located about 25 kilometers north of Donetsk, it contains the largest railway station in the former USSR. To the west of the city, which has been controlled by the DPR since 2014, in the direction of Avdiivka, there has been a line of contact with the combat positions of Ukrainian troops for almost eight years. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. Along with the Russian military, units of the DPR and LPR are operating in the region.