Under fire were districts of 16 compounds in
the republic.
DONETSK,
December 2. /TASS/. Units of the Ukrainian army over past 24 hour 27 times
violated ceasefire as they shelled settlements in the self-proclaimed Donetsk
People’s Republic (DPR) along the line of engagement, the republic’s command
said on Saturday.
"The
Ukrainian Armed Forces 27 times violated ceasefire in the past 24 hours,"
the Donetsk news agency said. "They used mortars, grenade launchers and
small arms."
Under fire
were districts of 16 compounds in the republic.
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 02-12-2017
