DONETSK, October 1 – Novosti. An elderly woman became a victim of the Ukrainian shelling of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, according to the Telegram channel of the headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR.
“Ukrainian militants attacked a residential building on Vozdushnaya Street. As a result of the shelling, a woman born in 1934 died,” the publication says.
Prior to this, a 74-year-old man died on Pintera Street in the same area, and two women were injured. In addition, another person, a man born in 1956, died in the Petrovsky district.
The Ukrainian army is shelling Donetsk and neighboring cities and towns almost continuously, including with 155 mm NATO artillery. The alliance countries supplied Kyiv with dozens of American M-777 howitzers, German PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery mounts, Polish Krab self-propelled guns and French CAESAR self-propelled guns.
Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task “the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.” According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself.
From 23 to 27 September in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, in Kherson and in the liberated territories of the Zaporozhye region , referendums were held on joining Russia. In all these regions, the overwhelming majority of those who voted were in favor. On September 30, President Vladimir Putin signed treaties on the admission of new territories to Russia.
