The Ukrainian side used the artillery, mortars, weapons of infantry
fighting vehicles, grenade launchers and small arms, the DPR’s command said.
DONETSK,
September 24. /TASS/. The Ukrainian military over the past 24 hours 16 times
opened fire on settlements in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic
(DPR) along the line of engagement, the republic’s command said on Sunday.
"Over
the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces 16 times violated
ceasefire," the Donetsk News Agency quoted the defense authority.
"Under fire were ten settlements in the republic."
The
Ukrainian side used the artillery, mortars, weapons of infantry fighting
vehicles, grenade launchers and small arms.
Since the
fall of 2014, participants in the Contact Group on East Ukrainian settlement
have announced about a dozen of ceasefire deals. On June 24, the so-called
"harvest ceasefire" came into effect - it was expected to hold until
the end of August. However, shelling incidents continued to happen.
On August
23, the Contact Group members declared a "back-to-school" ceasefire
in Donbass starting from August 25. However, on that very day, defense
authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk Republics reported that
their territories had come under shelling from positions of the Ukrainian
troops. Kiev, in turn, has been accusing the republics of violating the
ceasefire.
Source: ITAR-TASS 24-09-2017
