The troops of the Russian Federation carried out more than 40,500 shellings – more than 152,000 residential buildings were destroyed

As the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko reported, Russia carried out more than 40,500 shellings – more than 152,000 residential buildings were destroyed. Along with residential buildings, more than 60,000 objects of general infrastructure have been destroyed by Russian missile strikes since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

The minister emphasized that in those cities where the enemy’s missile attacks had the most extensive consequences, the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did everything to ensure that our citizens felt safe. In particular, they were able to receive help at invincibility points, as well as from rescuers and policemen, who are the first to arrive at the scene of events to extinguish fires, rescue people from the rubble, and quickly document war crimes together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

Ihor Klymenko reported that currently 66,300 criminal proceedings have been registered regarding the commission of crimes by Russian servicemen. “Most of them – 80% – are violations of the laws and rules of warfare,” the Minister emphasized.

According to him, police investigators document these crimes and hand them over to the SBU for further investigation and prosecution of Russian war criminals.

In addition, the materials documented by the police are transferred to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, which, based on them, prepares materials for international courts. “Materials are being prepared for them, so that later international courts will consider these cases regarding the commission of war crimes on the territory of our country,” Ihor Klymenko said.

On March 13, Russian troops continued shelling the southeastern regions of Ukraine, in particular:

Mykolaiv region

A couple died in Mykolaiv region due to shelling. Three more people were wounded. On the morning of March 13, in the Mykolaiv region, the Russians shelled the village of Solonchaky in the Kutsurub community.

This was reported to the State Emergency Service of the region.

Ammunition and their debris hit a private residential building and destroyed it.

The rescuers retrieved the bodies of the dead man and woman from under the rubble. Their seven-year-old son was hospitalized with injuries. Two more people were injured.

Donetsk region

On March 12, the Russian military wounded seven civilians in the Donetsk region. The head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, told about it.

“On March 12, the Russians injured 7 residents of Donetsk region: 4 in Bakhmut, 2 in Krasnohorivka and 1 in Kostiantynivka,” Kyrylenko said.

Another 176 people were deported from Donetsk region with the help of the police. This was reported by the press service of law enforcement officers on March 12.

“Another 176 people have been evacuated with the help of the police, since the beginning of mandatory evacuation – more than 50,028 people, among them 6,660 – children, 2,415 – people with disabilities,” the report says.

The police called on the residents of the region to observe the curfew and not to leave on their own on unverified routes – the enemy is shooting civilian cars.

“The authorities, with the help of the police, will organize an evacuation with further settlement – take advantage of the chance to save your life,” urged the law enforcement officers.

Free evacuation trains continue to run from the front-line Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions to other regions of Ukraine.

Kherson region

On March 12, the Russian military fired more than 330 shells in the Kherson region. One person was injured.

During March 12, the Russian army carried out 56 shellings of Kherson and the region. This was announced by the head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Prokudin on March 13.

According to him, the Russians fired 337 shells from heavy artillery and Grad installations. Oleksandr Prokudin clarified that the Russian army also attacked populated areas with tanks and drones.

The regional center was under fire twice during the day. Three shells hit the residential quarter, damaging private and apartment buildings, one