Thursday, 18 February 2016

Shelling of populated areas of the DPR by Kiev fighters, 17th February 18, 2016



Ukrainian forces started shelling Zhabichevo and Spartak at 10.30 pm. It was reported to DAN by the representative of the DPR Defence Ministry to DAN. He added that the hostility carried out shelling from positions of occupied Nevelskoe and Peski.

The hostility used mortars of 82 mm caliber and about 5 times were used mortars of 120 mm caliber; moreover, grenade launchers and small arms were used.

School in the village Staromihaylovka in the western suburb of Donetsk was struck as a result of night attack from Ukrainian positions. Defence Department of the DPR handed data of the shelling to OSCE that is to go to the place of the destroing by projectiles of Kiev fighters.

Ukrainian fighters subjected to fire village Kominternovo, they carried out the attack from the side of Mariupol. Fortunately, there are no casualties and wounded people, only gas line was damaged.

It was earlier reported that Ukrainian nationalistic battalions shelled village Octyabrskiy, as a result of which 4 civilians were wounded.

Source: Novorossia Today 18-02-2016