DONETSK, February 26. /TASS/. Ukraine’s armed forces have shelled populated areas in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) 26 times in the past 24 hours, wounding three civilians, the DPR mission at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukrainian War Crimes reported.

"Twenty-six facts of attacks by Ukrainian armed formations have been registered over the past 24 hours. Reports received of three civilians wounded," the mission said.

The mission noted that Ukrainian units had fired 99 shells in the Gorlovka and Donetsk areas, damaging 10 residential buildings and two civilian infrastructure facilities.