Ukrainian tank. File photoDONETSK, June 18 Ukrainian troops fired six shots from a tank at Yakovlevka, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported. VFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 20.10 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Avdiivka — the settlement of Yakovlevka: six shots were fired from the tank,» the representative office said in the Telegram channel. 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.
