Shards of shells collected after shelling by Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass. Archival photoDONETSK, June 2 At 13:50 Moscow time, Ukrainian troops shelled Makiivka, firing 20 shells of 155 mm caliber, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reports. side of the VFU in the direction … Avdeevka settlement — Makeevka settlement (Chervonogvardeisky district): 10 shells fired with a caliber of 155 mm, … Avdeevka settlement — Makeevka settlement (Kirovsky district): 10 shells fired 155 mm caliber,» the mission's Telegram channel said. It is noted that both attacks were recorded at 13.50. 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.
