A resident of Mariupol spoke about the shooting of the Armed Forces of Ukraine before the arrival of units of the Armed Forces of Russia and the DPR

“There was no DPR yet when they (Ukrainian military. -

) fired at each other ... The servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went to the villages and fired at houses - they fired at new ones.

They were taken hostage,” she said.

She also stated that her husband was killed when a mine fell near the house, as a result of which he was wounded by shrapnel in the back of the head.

Earlier it became known that since the beginning of the escalation on February 17, 81 civilians, including a child, have died within the borders of the Donetsk People's Republic due to shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

• A resident of Mariupol told RT that the Ukrainian military began firing in the city even before the arrival of the DPR and V