Consequences of shelling in Donetsk. Archival photoDONETSK, July 9Two civilians were killed in Donetsk during shelling by Ukrainian troops, the mayor of the city Oleksiy Kulemzin said. r.», he wrote in Telegram. In addition, five more civilians were injured of varying severity. According to the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic, over the current day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired more than 170 shells from the BM-21 «Grad «, cannon artillery of caliber 155, 152 and 122 mm, as well as from 120 mm mortars. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin pointed out, it was launched to protect «people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The ultimate goal of the operation, according to the president, is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia. Russian forces in Ukraine
