Ukrainian military during exerciseDONETSK, Feb 23Since the beginning of the day, the Ukrainian security forces have opened fire 14 times on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic using cannon artillery, firing 145 shells and mines, the People's Militia of the DPR said. 120- and 82-mm mortars, firing 145 shells and mines,» the People's Militia of the DPR said in a statement. The People's Militia also announced the arrival of additional forces of the national police of Ukraine in the territories of Donbass controlled by Kiev. The situation in Donbass has escalated in recent days, Donetsk and The Lugansk People's Republics announced a lot of shelling by the Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may soon order the military to go on the offensive, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization, and then turned to Russia with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. : recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR confused geopolitical mapsRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday after the meeting of the Security Council addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and said that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics. He noted that the world prefers not to notice the horror and genocide in the Donbass, not a single day goes by without shelling, the killings of civilians and the blockade do not stop. As the President stated, in case of further bloodshed in the Donbass, the entire responsibility will be on the Kiev regime. Immediately after the appeal, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR. In his decrees, Putin instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. 02/2ab5d26142c05da3f58b99f9cd33826d.jpg» />Yesterday, 19:08InfographicDonetsk and Lugansk People's RepublicsInfographicViewPosted by: Vlada Kopylova
