Ukrainian soldier on the line of contact in the Donetsk regionDONETSK, March 2 People's militia of the Donetsk People's Republic states that Ukrainian forces forcibly detain more than 60 people, more than half of them women and children, in the basement and premises of a school in Mariupol. 
«Azov» mines the university in Mariupol, the DPR said «In the basement and premises of school No. 34 on 17 Gastelo Street, more than 60 civilians are forcibly detained, of which more than half are women and children. All civilians who are tried to leave the city along the provided humanitarian corridors,» the People's Militia said in a message on the Telegram channel. Earlier, the DPR stated that they had blocked Mariupol. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine early Thursday morning, February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» Donbass.
The DPR announced that Ukraine was preparing a military provocation in Mariupol. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no question of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. On Wednesday morning, more than 1.5 thousand objects were hit: airfields, command posts, radar stations, and so on. The territory around the Chernobyl (mothballed) and Zaporozhye (operating) nuclear power plants was taken under control. Eight years later, the North Crimean Canal was unblocked, work is underway to restore water supply to the Crimea. The offensive is going on in several directions, Kyiv is blocked from the west. A detailed map of the regions of Ukraine in which the Russian military operates, however, has not yet been officially published. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have achieved air supremacy over the whole of Ukraine. On the morning of March 1, Ukrainian troops fired almost 40 minutes at three settlements of the DPR in 45 minutes.
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Shelling in Donbass is ongoing. On the morning of March 1, Ukrainian troops fired almost 40 minutes at three settlements of the DPR in 45 minutes. /03/9cb39ca265c1a0950bb07f5c82d27456.jpg» />2 of 14
Horlivka was subjected to massive shelling.
At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine used prohibited mines with a caliber of 120 mm or more, the representative office of the DPR in the JCCC reported. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine used prohibited mines with a caliber of 120 mm or more, the representative office of the DPR in the JCCC reported. /wp-content/uploads/2022/03/c4b7a38e48b4ac9ce9dc78dd1ffb27f2.jpg» />4 out of 14
As a result of shelling, 19 civilians of Gorlovka received injuries of varying severity.
Houses and social institutions destroyed.
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Houses and social institutions destroyed.
The day before, Donetsk was subjected to yet another brutal shelling from the Ukrainian side.
6 of 14< p>The day before, Donetsk was subjected to yet another brutal shelling from the Ukrainian side.
Donetsk residents are hiding from the shelling.
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Donetsk residents are hiding from shelling.
The shells were densely placed in residential areas .
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The shells were densely embedded in residential areas.
A social worker was killed due to a direct hit by a shell on the street.
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A social worker was killed due to a direct hit by a shell on the street.
A serviceman shows fragments of ammunition in the courtyard of a residential building in Donetsk.
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A serviceman shows fragments of ammunition in the courtyard of a residential building in Donetsk.
Shells destroyed the entrance of a high-rise building, exploded near the maternity hospital and the children's hospital.< /p>
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Shells destroyed the entrance of a high-rise building, exploded near the maternity hospital and the children's hospital.
Two cars burned down on one of the shelled streets.
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Two cars burned down on one of the shelled streets.
Residents of a multi-storey residential building in Donetsk hide from the shelling on the stairs.
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Residents of a multi-storey residential building in Donetsk are hiding from shelling on the stairs.
According to the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, there have not been such shelling of Gorlovka and Donetsk for a long time, Ukrainian troops are acting with more frenzy than before.
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According to the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, there have not been such attacks on Gorlovka and Donetsk for a long time, Ukrainian troops are operating from more frenzied than before.
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Shelling in the Donbass is ongoing. On the morning of March 1, Ukrainian troops fired almost 40 minutes at three settlements of the DPR in 45 minutes.
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Gorlivka was subjected to massive shelling.
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AFU at the same time, banned mines with a caliber of 120 mm or more were used, the representative office of the DPR in the JCCC reported.
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As a result of the shelling, 19 civilians of Gorlovka received injuries of varying severity.
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Houses and social institutions were destroyed.
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The day before, Donetsk was subjected to yet another brutal shelling from the Ukrainian side.
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Donetsk residents are hiding from the shelling.
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The shells were densely placed in the living room building.
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Due to a direct hit by a shell on the street, a social worker was killed.
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A serviceman shows fragments of ammunition in the courtyard of a residential building in Donetsk.
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Shells destroyed the entrance of a high-rise building, exploded near the maternity hospital and the children's hospital.
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Two cars burned down on one of the shelled streets.
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Residents of a multi-storey residential building in Donetsk hide from shelling on the stairs.
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According to the head DPR Denis Pushilin, there have been no such attacks on Gorlovka and Donetsk for a long time, Ukrainian troops are acting with greater frenzy than before.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, there are dead and wounded among Russian troops, but losses among Ukrainian troops and nationalists many times higher. Exact figures have not yet been released. The Russian military department reports a number of cases of voluntary laying down of arms by Ukrainian troops — they are guaranteed safety and return to their families. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian security forces are deploying multiple rocket launchers right in the residential areas of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Putin called this a terrorist tactic.The development of the situation is in the online report >>
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