Representation of the DPR: Ukrainian troops fired five shells from the “Grad” in Yasinovataya

DONETSK, May 12 – RIA Novosti. Ukrainian soldiers at 12.30 Moscow time shoot on From the Grad MLRS, the city of Yasinovataya in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the DPR representation at the Armistice Regime Joint Control and Coordination Center (JCCC) reported that five rockets were fired.

“Fire recorded from the armed formations of Ukraine: 12:30 – Avdiivka settlement – Yasinovataya settlement: 5 rockets were fired from BM-21 Grad,” the message said. telegraph channel representations.

Yasinovataya is located about 25 kilometers north of Donetsk and is home to the largest train station in the former USSR. It has been in contact with the combat positions of Ukrainian troops for about eight years, in the direction of Avdiivka, west of the city, which has been controlled by the DPR since 2014.

Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin described his goal as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime.” According to him, for this it is planned “demilitarization and gentrification of Ukraine” in order to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces attack only the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and on March 25 they completed the main tasks of the first stage – they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.