Russia officially recognized the DPR and LPR and sent its troops there. If earlier the Russians claimed that there were no Russian troops there, now they have already officially entered there. Now the question is, within what boundaries do the Russians recognize these entities? Ukraine does not control only 1/3 of the region's territory.

            To date, the Russian army has shelled front-line villages 59 times. On the Ukrainian side, one soldier was killed and one was wounded. The villages of Pivdenne, Donetsk region, and Mariupol were shelled the most - 7 shellings each from artillery and 122mm mortars. The Russians also use Grad artillery systems.