Representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime (JCCC) reportedthat the Ukrainian security forces fired on the settlement of the Gagarin mine from 120-mm mortars prohibited by the Minsk agreements.
“The shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: 03:22 — n.p. Yuzhnaya mine – n.p. Gagarin mine: seven 120 mm caliber mines were fired,” the statement said.
Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian security forces fired at the village of Zaitsevo on the outskirts of Gorlovka in the Donbass. According to the source, shelling from the armed formations of Ukraine was recorded in the direction: 23:32 – the settlement of Zaitsevo (northern) – the settlement of Zaitsevo (southern). The military fired seven mines.
The aggravation of the situation in the Donbass occurred on February 17. The parties accuse each other of repeated violations of the truce and shelling of settlements. In Ukraine, they reject plans for an offensive in the Donbass, declaring their commitment to a diplomatic settlement.
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