A residential building in Horlivka, damaged by a shell. File photoDONETSK, June 7A kindergarten and houses were damaged as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops on the city of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reports.»Ukrainian militants damaged kindergarten No. 51 in Nikitovsky near Gorlovka, housing construction on Polosukhina St. and Yaroshenko St. were damaged,» the headquarters' Telegram channel said. , 15 shells were fired. Gorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk, the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises are located in the city. Gorlovka is one of the largest settlements in the DPR, it has been under the control of the republic since 2014. Before the start of the conflict in Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250,000 people. The settlement of Zaitsevo and the settlements of the mines named after Gagarin and 6/7, located on the outskirts, are subjected to the most frequent shelling here. 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.
