Ukrainian soldiers fire from an American M777 howitzer in the Donetsk region. Archival photoDONETSK, July 16 Three people became victims of the shelling of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the Telegram channel of the headquarters of the territorial defense of the Donetsk People's Republic. security forces fired six shells of 155 mm caliber into the area. «As a result of the shelling, three people were killed and two more civilians were injured,» the defense headquarters said. Earlier it was reported that a family came under fire in the Kievsky district of Donetsk at night: a woman died and the child were injured. Ukrainian troops are conducting almost continuous shelling of cities and villages of the DPR and LPR, including from NATO artillery of 155 mm caliber and American MLRS HIMARS. The victims of these attacks are primarily civilians. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia itself. The Russian army, together with the forces of the DPR and LPR, completely liberated the Lugansk People's Republic and a significant part of the Donetsk region.
June 22, 17:18InfographicInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
