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DPR discloses Kiev regime’s army opened fire on Donetsk Republic 26 times in 24 hours

Multiple rocket launchers, mortars of various calibers, artillery, hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers were used during the shelling

DONETSK, March 21. /TASS/. The Ukrainian military opened fire against the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) 26 times over the past 24 hours, the DPR mission to the Joint Center to Control and Coordination (JCCC) said on Monday.

"Over the past day, the mission registered 26 shooting incidents by the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the DPR mission said, adding that a total of 239 shells was fired on the territory of the DPR.

It reported that multiple rocket launchers, mortars of various calibers, artillery, hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers were used during the shelling.

The Ukrainian military fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk from Grad multiple launch rocket systems, launching 55 rockets.

An attack carried out by the Ukrainian military was registered at 08:47 <...> in Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 15 rockets were fired from a BM-21 Grad," the statement reads.

The situation on the line of engagement in Donbass escalated on February 17. At that time, Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) reported the most massive bombardments by the Ukrainian military over past months, which damaged civilian infrastructure and caused civilian casualties. President Putin said in a televised address on the morning of February 24 that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republics he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation.