DONETSK, May 29 – RIA Novosti. Ukrainian soldiers bombarded the Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, one civilian was injured, informs The territorial defense center of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

“The VFU again opened fire on the Petrovsky district, a man was injured,” the headquarters said on the Telegram channel, which also indicated that a civilian received the necessary medical care.

During the bombing of the city’s Kuibyshev district, an apartment building and a gas pipeline were damaged, and a garage was broken.

Earlier on Sunday, a child was reported injured during the bombing of Donetsk’s Petrovsky district.

Petrovsky district of Donetsk is located on the western outskirts of the capital of the DPR, it is the most distant part of the city from the center. Since 2014, when the DPR declared its independence from Kiev, this area has been regularly bombed by Ukrainian troops, starting from the contact line outside the city of Marinka.

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