During the massive bombardment of Donetsk, the Ukrainian armed forces hit the military unit of the Donetsk People’s Republic, after which “dozens of shells” exploded. This has been reported TASS with reference to a source in power structures.
According to the agency’s interlocutor, a fire broke out after the bullet hit, but the fire was already localized. Emergency services are on site.
Denis Pushilin, former head of the DPR knowledgeableHe said that the military republics suppressed the Donetsk bombardment by Ukrainian forces from six firing points. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine is currently trying to bring in new equipment for strikes in residential areas of DPR settlements.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
later he aforementionedThat the conduct of a special operation in Ukraine is a mandatory and necessary decision of a sovereign country, based on the right to defend its security.