The Ukrainian military shelled the Zuevskaya thermal power plant “Energy of Donbass” in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the territories adjacent to it. This was announced on Tuesday, March 1, by the Ministry of Coal and Energy of the DPR.
“Today, March 1, at about 10 p.m., the Zuevskaya TPP of the State Unitary Enterprise of the DPR “Energy of Donbass” and the territory adjacent to it were shelled. A hit in the cooling tower was recorded, as well as arrivals outside the territory of the station. There were no casualties, the enterprise continues to operate as usual,” the ministry’s Telegram channel said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported 24 civilian deaths in 13 days of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (UAF).
In addition, it is reported that during the 13 days of the escalation, 725 facts of firing were recorded, more than half with the use of heavy weapons.
The DPR said that the enemy does not stop fire activity along the entire line of contact. Objects of civilian infrastructure and the residential sector are being shelled.
The situation in Donbass escalated significantly on February 17, 2022. In the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces was reported, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization, the evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia and asked to recognize their independence.
On the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that a special operation would be carried out in the Donbass in order to protect the civilian population. The day before, he signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR), as well as agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with the heads of the republics.
After that, the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian Federation of hitting the country’s military infrastructure and introduced martial law throughout Ukraine.
Since 2014, Kyiv has been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup.
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