The roof of the Donetsk Republican Center for Maternal and Child Welfare, destroyed by a Ukrainian shell. File photoDONETSK, June 14The mayor of Donetsk, Aleksey Kulemzin, called yesterday's shelling of the city by Ukrainian troops one of the most fierce in the last eight years of the conflict. «Yesterday, Donetsk experienced one of the most fierce shellings in the last eight years. . Engineering, the building of an outpatient clinic and a former dairy kitchen on the territory of city hospital No. 7,» the message on Kulemzin's Telegram channel reads.13:11Special military operation in UkraineThe Kremlin called the shelling in the Donbass from Ukraine barbaricOn Monday, Donetsk was subjected to the most intense shelling since 2015. Ukraine shelled almost all districts of the city, primarily Proletarsky, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky and Kyiv. In this regard, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said in an official appeal that the republic is asking Russia for «additional allied forces.» Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. 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, they 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. «All this is terrible and scary»: the brutal shelling of Donetsk
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The current shelling turned out to be the heaviest for Donetsk since 2015.
Shelled almost the entire city, but Proletarsky, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky and Kievsky districts got the most. almost the entire city, but Proletarsky, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky and Kievsky districts got the most.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the city with the use of cannon and rocket artillery. Cluster munition hits were recorded.
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AFU fired at the city using cannon and rocket artillery. Cluster munition hits were recorded.
Dwelling houses, hospitals, gymnasiums, a nursery-garden were hit.
Residential buildings, hospitals, gymnasiums, and a nursery garden were damaged by the impacts.
The shell hit the roof of the maternity hospital, women in labor had to be evacuated to the basement.
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A shell hit the roof of a maternity hospital, women in labor had to be evacuated to the basement.
Reports of the shelling of a maternity hospital in Donetsk caused an emergency concern at the UN.
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Reports of the shelling of a maternity hospital in Donetsk caused extreme concern at the UN.
Explosions occurred at a market in the Budyonnovsky district. "It's all terrible and scary",» said reporter Pavel Kukushkin, who happened to be their eyewitness and helped pull out the wounded.
There were explosions at the market in the Budyonnovsky district. "All this is terrible and scary", — said reporter Pavel Kukushkin, who happened to be their eyewitness and helped to pull out the wounded.
In total, as a result of the shelling of Donetsk, 69 housing constructions and 26 civilian objects were damaged. infrastructure.
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In total, 69 housing constructions and 26 civil infrastructure facilities were damaged as a result of shelling in Donetsk.
During the day, five residents of Donetsk were killed due to shelling, about 40 more were injured.
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During the day, five residents of Donetsk were killed due to shelling, about 40 more were injured.
The shelling was a planned operation by Ukrainian forces to exterminate the civilian population, according to DPR spokesman Eduard Basurin.
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The shelling was a planned operation by Ukrainian forces to exterminate the civilian population, according to DPR spokesman Eduard Basurin.
The Kremlin called shelling in Donbass by Ukraine barbaric.
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The Kremlin called the shelling in the Donbass by Ukraine barbaric.
After the shelling of Donetsk, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, asked Russia for "additional allied forces".
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After the shelling of Donetsk, the head of the DNR, Denis Pushilin, requested "additional allied forces" from Russia.
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The current shelling turned out to be the heaviest for Donetsk since 2015.
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Almost the entire city was shelled, but Proletarsky, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky and Kievsky districts got the most.
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AFU fired at the city using cannon and rocket artillery . Hits of cluster munitions were recorded.
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Dwelling houses, hospitals, gymnasiums, a nursery-garden suffered from the strikes.
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A shell hit the roof of a maternity hospital, women in labor had to be evacuated to the basement.
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Reports of shelling of a maternity hospital in Donetsk caused extreme concern at the UN.
7 out of 12There were explosions at the market in the Budyonnovsky district. "All this is terrible and scary", — said reporter Pavel Kukushkin, who happened to be their eyewitness and helped to pull out the wounded.
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In total, as a result of the shelling of Donetsk, 69 housing constructions and 26 civilian infrastructure facilities.
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During the day, five residents of Donetsk were killed due to shelling, about 40 more were injured.
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The shelling was planned operation of the Ukrainian forces to destroy the civilian population, said the official representative of the DPR, Eduard Basurin.
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The Kremlin called the shelling in the Donbass by Ukraine barbaric.
12 of 12< p>After the shelling of Donetsk, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, asked Russia for "additional allied forces".