Ukrainian special forces soldier in the Donetsk region. Archival photoMOSCOW, July 26Ukrainian militants deployed rocket and cannon artillery in Semyonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic and, hiding behind civilians, are shelling Russian and DPR troops, said Colonel-General Mikhail, head of the National Center for Defense Control of the Russian Federation Mizintsev.
"In Semyonivka, militants of Ukrainian armed formations in residential areas equipped firing points, deployed artillery and MLRS, from which they systematically fire at the positions of the Russian Armed Forces and formations of the Donetsk People's Republic. At the same time, residents are kept in their homes, in fact, hiding behind them as "human shield", — Mizintsev said at a briefing.
He added that the nationalists, feeling their impunity, under threat of weapons seize valuable property and food from people, allegedly for the needs of territorial defense. Citizens who offer any resistance, the head of the NCUO noted, are accused of pro-Russian views and are subjected to physical violence. to buy drones