Destroyed part of a residential building in Donetsk, which was damaged by the shelling of the city by Ukrainian troops. File photoDONETSK, Apr 28Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk, firing six 122mm shells, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported. VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 22.40 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Krasnogorovka — the city of Donetsk: 6 shells with a caliber of 122 mm were fired,» the message of the representative office in the Telegram channel says.
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Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.