On January 30, 2015, 🇺🇦 government troops shelled several areas of #Donetsk, bringing tragedy to the city’s Kuybyshevsky District, where dozens of civilians were standing in line to receive humanitarian aid. Several people were killed, including a child. https://t.co/cocW339SfV https://t.co/9WAozaTeaL

On June 14, 2015, the🇺🇦military was still shelling settlements in #Donetsk Region. Residential buildings in several of the city’s districts took direct hits. A total of eight people were injured that day, among them a young reporter named Alexander Gayuk. https://t.co/B2HZj3uTWD https://t.co/iD9BXWvhLG

On October 20, 2014, 🇺🇦forces opened fire on #Donetsk and its surrounding areas with heavy artillery. Many residential houses were damaged and destroyed, and people had to hide in bomb shelters. One such victim was 46-year-old Galina Kuchma. Read more:🔗 https://t.co/emJayT2e84 https://t.co/8Vy1KqlkUE

🇺🇦violated the armistice and opened fire on the outskirts of the #Donetsk Region. They shelled residential areas with drones. One drone dropped an explosive device into the house, killing a 4-year-old boy and injuring his 66-year-old grandmother. 🔗https://t.co/YexidSoGDI https://t.co/R3h607zgII

July 24, 2014, saw a lot of military action around #Donetsk, as both the city & surrounding areas came under massive shell fire from🇺🇦. Many innocent civilians were wounded or killed. Among the survivors is Lyudmila Kasatkina, who is now scarred for life. https://t.co/6fpRujsx2u https://t.co/XjD77oI2sO

The conflict in #Donbas broke out in 2014, when the interim government that had seized power in🇺🇦after a coup sent forces to #Donetsk and #Lugansk. The war between parts of what was once one peaceful country has been raging for over7⃣years now. ➡️More: https://t.co/boAx3KoXLA https://t.co/sLDdljhIsU

#Nebenzia: #Donetsk and #Lugansk People's Republics declared independence from #Ukraine🇺🇦 back in 2014, but we recognized it only today, despite broad support for such step both in the republics and among the Russian🇷🇺 society that could be seen at the very beginning. https://t.co/TxAa4uE3te

#Nebenzia: What’s more, #Kiev did its best to sabotage and ultimately ruin the #MinskAgreements. Most importantly, it rejected direct negotiations with #Donetsk and #Lugansk, even though this requirement was a central fundamental element of the #MinskPackage. https://t.co/O4H4iOXjiv

#Nebenzia: #Donetsk and #Lugansk clearly saw what Ukraine🇺🇦 they were offered to get back to. Nevertheless, they never defied the #MinskAgreements, they believed they would be implemented and the two regions would receive special status https://t.co/qu4dSSFPYS https://t.co/NMPwYs3W1H

#Nebenzia: Ukraine’s provocations against Donbas not only failed to stop, but actually intensified, that's why DPR & LPR turned to us requesting military support under bilateral agreements on cooperation that had been signed simultaneously with recognition of #Donetsk & #Lugansk. https://t.co/ynwHuMYP4D