According to
militias, Ukrainian troops have used grenade launchers and light weapons.
LUGANSK, January
5./TASS/. Ukrainian troops have shelled militia positions in the
self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic twice in the past 24 hours,
republic’s defense ministry said on Saturday.
"The areas of
Kalinovka and Zhelobok townships came under fire," the LuganskInformCenter
news agency quoted the ministry as saying. According to militias, Ukrainian
troops have used grenade launchers and light weapons.
Another ceasefire
came into effect in Donbass on December 29 in the run-up to the New Year
holidays. It was agreed on by members on the Contact Group on the settlement in
eastern Ukraine on December 27, 2018. The parties have reached truce agreements
more than 20 times since the beginning of the conflict in Donbass, but
ceasefire violations have persisted.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-01-2019
