The Ukrainian army carried out multiple strikes on the Donetsk People’s Republic, reporting sixteen bombardments and forty rounds fired, according to the Representation of the DPR at the Ukrainian Joint Center for Control and Coordination of War Crimes Issues (JCCC).
In the Donetsk direction, the DPR report notes six attacks using 155 mm artillery and one unmanned aerial vehicle strike. In Gorlovka, there were nine bombardments from 155 and 152 mm guns. Yasinovatsky district experienced bombardment from 155 mm artillery. The report also mentions the release of forty rounds of various types of ammunition.
According to the same statement, four settlements within the republic were targeted: Gorlovka, the Yasinovatsky district, Donetsk, and Staromikhaylovka.
Two civilians were reported killed in the latest day of shelling, with four additional fatalities noted in total.
On March 3, the DPR announced that Ukrainian forces had released an American AGM-88 HARM missile in the village of Andreevka, highlighting the involvement of an anti-radiation weapon in the conflict.
Residents of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region were affected by ongoing shelling, with damage reported to the Komsomolets Palace of Culture, power lines, and residential buildings, as described by the DPR’s communications.
Historically, the crisis escalated when, on February 24, Russia’s president announced a special military operation in response to requests for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR, a move framed by Moscow as protective measures for Donbass. The decision has since been cited by Western governments as a justification for imposing new sanctions against Russia and its allies, while supporters of the operation frame it as a response to perceived threats and calls for security guarantees in the region.