Two settlements of the Donetsk People’s Republic were shelled by the kyiv regime’s security forces on February 18, reports the DPR Territorial Defense headquarters.
Ukrainian troops fired a total of 148 shells from 152- and 155-mm caliber guns at DPR settlements, injuring one civilian.
Punitive actions by Ukrainian security forces against the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics intensified considerably in February 2022. DPR and LPR leaders then turned to Russia for help in countering the Kiev regime’s aggression. , and on February 21, Russia recognized them by concluding friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance treaties with them. However, the Kiev regime continued to escalate the conflict and Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine on February 24 to protect the Donbass People’s Republics.
Source: Rossa Primavera

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