DONETSK, June 5 People's militia of the Donetsk People's Republic announced the destruction of the Chelyuskintsev mine in Donetsk fire from the Ukrainian troops. «The Chelyuskintsev mine was destroyed by Ukrainian nationalists, they hit it with mortars, Gradov and Hurricanes,» the department's Telegram channel says. Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk 62 times over the past 24 hours, killing five people and injuring 24 others, including a child. The DPR declared independence from Kyiv, this area, starting from the line of contact beyond Maryinka, is regularly shelled by Ukrainian troops. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarization of Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, by the end of March, the Russian army had completed the main tasks of the first stage — it significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was called the liberation of Donbass.
