Donetsk. Archival photoDONETSK, June 9 Russian investigators have recorded the shelling of residential areas in the center of Donetsk with NATO-type ammunition, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. A task force of investigators visited one of the sites of shelling by Ukrainian militants of the center of the capital of the DPR. Local residents presented fragments of ammunition to specialists. According to preliminary data, these are fragments of a 155-millimeter caliber shell, this standard is used by NATO countries. Investigators examined the place of shelling, talked to witnesses and recorded material evidence. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, by the end of March, the Russian army had completed the main tasks of the first stage — it significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was called the liberation of Donbass. Against this background, Washington and NATO allies continue to pump weapons to Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly warned that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and transport with them becomes a legitimate target. threatens to escalate
