The Donetsk People’s Republic announced that Ukrainian troops continued to bombard Donetsk on the morning of April 20, firing nine 155mm shells into the city. This was reported in his report telegraph channel Representation of the DPR at the Ukrainian Joint Center for Control and Coordination of War Crimes Issues.
According to the representative office, the Armed Forces of Ukraine opened fire at 05:00 Moscow time, firing four rounds in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. Then, at 6:20 Moscow time, the Ukrainian army attacked the Petrovsky district of the city. It was noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired five rounds of 155 mm caliber.
Earlier, the DPR reported that the Ukrainian troops were on the night of April 20. was shot on Two areas of Donetsk from 155 mm NATO artillery. It was announced that the first blow was recorded at around 00:03 when the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired four shots at the Petrovsky district of the city. An hour later, the Ukrainian Armed Forces again bombarded Donetsk and fired three shells at the Kuibyshev area.
Prior to that, the GCC representation of the republic said during the bombing of Donetsk on Easter night: injured seven people died, another woman.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the presidents of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.