Ukrainian soldiers fire at the DPR from an American M777 howitzer. Archival photo MOSCOW, June 19 In the center of Donetsk, the whistle of shells and loud explosions are again heard, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. troops fired eight shells with a caliber of 122 millimeters into the Kuibyshev region, and 20 minutes later — five more. In addition, the villages of Mikhailovka, Panteleymonovka and Ozeryanovka were shelled today (a civilian died there). Over the past 24 hours, seven people have become victims of attacks from Ukraine, 24 were injured. Ukrainian security forces daily open fire on cities and villages of the DPR from heavy artillery guns, mortars and multiple rocket launchers. The day before, they shelled the center of Donetsk, including the city administration and the Donetsk National Technical University. 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.
