A fragment of a projectile after shelling by Ukrainian troops in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk. Archival photoDONETSK, June 9 Three civilians were killed and 12 injured in the Donetsk People's Republic over the past day as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops, the headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR, citing the Republic's Ministry of Emergency Situations, reports. 24 hours, from 08:00 on June 8 to 08:00 on June 9, as a result of shelling by Ukrainian armed formations on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, 3 people were killed and 12 civilians were injured,» the headquarters' Telegram channel said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
