Ukrainian tanks of nationalists move among the residential buildings of Mariupol
[REGNUM] Ukrainian nationalists used the inhabitants of Mariupol as a "human shield". This was announced on March 26 by the Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR.
The headquarters published a video recording of the story of a local resident, according to whom the base of the “Azovites” (the neo-Nazi battalion “Azov” is an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) has been located near the city since 2014. Now, according to him, since the start of the special operation, the tanks of the nationalists drive up to residential "nine-story buildings" and, having fired a shot, quickly leave, provoking return fire on residential buildings.
“Tanks of the nationalists fired principally from residential areas, maneuvering in the yards of residential buildings ,” he noted.
REGNUM recalls that earlier the representative of the People's Militia of the DPR , Eduard Basurin , said that the forces of the Donetsk People's Republic drove Ukrainian nationalists out of the residential areas of Mariupol. Now a group of nationalists is blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant.
Air defense forces of the LNR shot down a Ukrainian missile "Tochka-U"
[REGNUM] The Air Defense Forces (PVO) of the People's Militia (NM) of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) shot down a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile near the village of Rovenki. This was reported on March 26 by the People's Militia of the LPR.
"Ukrainian nationalist formations are again shelling residential areas of the territory of the LPR," the report says. "So, at 19:45, our air defense units of the NM LPR shot down a tactical missile “Tochka-U” in the area of the settlement of Rovenki."
No casualties or injuries have been reported.
As REGNUM reported , on March 25, the DPR air defense forces shot down a missile of the Tochka-U tactical missile system of Kiev militants on approach to Donetsk.
Donetsk blocking Ukrainian nationalists in the industrial zone of Mariupol
[REGNUM] The forces of the Donetsk People's Republic drove the Ukrainian nationalists out of the residential areas of Mariupol. This was stated on March 26 by the representative of the people's militia Eduard Basurin.
"In Mariupol, a group of Ukrainian nationalists was driven out of residential areas and blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant," he specified.
Basurin also added that six DPR fighters were killed, 22 people were injured over the past day.
"Since the beginning of the current day, the enemy has fired more than 300 shells and mines from 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, 122mm cannon artillery and 120mm mortars," Basurin was quoted by the Izvestia newspaper. According to him, nine settlements of the republic came under shelling.
As a result of enemy shelling, 21 residential buildings and one infrastructure facility were damaged during the day.
Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Donetsk again
[REGNUM] AFU fired at Donetsk, fired 6 minutes. This was reported on March 26 at the DPR representative office in the JCCC.
“The shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: 19:09 — n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (settlement of the Trudovskoy mine): 6 mines of 120 mm caliber were fired, ”the message says.
Earlier, Ozeryanovka and Zheleznaya Balka were fired upon by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Armed Forces fired more than 300 shells and mines at DPR
[REGNUM] Representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fired over 300 more shells and mines at the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was stated on March 26 in the message of the People's Militia of the DPR in the Telegram channel.
“ Since the beginning of the current day, the enemy has fired more than 300 shells and mines from 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems, 122mm cannon artillery and 120mm mortars ,” the message says.
It is noted that the areas of nine settlements of the Republic came under shelling.
As REGNUM reported, on March 26, the DPR representative office in the JCCC
In Donetsk, six servicemen were killed
[REGNUM] In the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) over the past day, during the fighting with representatives of the armed forces of Ukraine (AFU), six servicemen were killed. This was stated on March 26 in the message of the People's Militia of the DPR in the Telegram channel.
"Over the past day, in the struggle for independence, six defenders of the DPR died in the line of military duty and 22 were injured," the report says.
As REGNUM reported, on March 26, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported that Ozeryanovka and Zheleznaya Balka had been fired upon by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.