Houses in Severodonetsk during the fighting in Donbass. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 1A correspondent of the Zvezda TV channel was wounded in Severodonetsk, according to the media website.
"Such a mine flew to us when we were about to leave the city together with colleagues from "Russia" and NTV. A small fragment flew into my elbow area, it's okay, a scratch & # 34;, — the words of reporter Valentin Gvozdev are quoted.
He noted that he was immediately bandaged by a fighter from the National Guard with the call sign «Hunter». Gvozdev added that he did not feel any discomfort. According to him, from Severodonetsk to Lysichansk, from which Severodonetsk is now being shelled, is less than 10 kilometers. Ukrainian nationalists can use Polish mines, which have a short range, but they don't whistle in the air — it's impossible to hear such a mine, he said.A «militarist» chapel was found in the suburbs of Severodonetsk»We went to find out how busy Severodonetsk is, and found out that the entire residential sector is under the control of the People's Militia fighters. Incessant shelling in the city is a sure sign that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have abandoned their positions. They use such tactics in all the settlements they leave. First, they hide behind civilians, then they fire at them with everything they have in service,» Gvozdev summed up. wedged into the defense line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Severodonetsk and occupied a foothold in the city. Russia launched a special 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.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the main tasks of the first stage have already been completed — Ukraine's combat potential has been significantly reduced. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.