Ukrainian forces used
120mm and 82mm mortars, 122mm heavy guns, along with infantry fighting vehicles
and grenade launchers.
LUGANSK, January 30.
/TASS/. Ukraine’s Armed Forces have shelled the territory of the
self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) 99 times since the so-called
New Year and Christmas ceasefire came in force in Donbass, the LPR mission to
the Joint Control and Coordination Center (JCCC) said on Wednesday.
"Throughout the
New Year and Christmas ceasefire, between December 29, 2018 and January 30,
2019, the LPR mission to the JCCC documented 99 ceasefire violations by
Ukrainian military," the Lugansk news agency said citing the LPR mission.
According to the
JCCC, the Ukrainian army used 120mm and 82mm mortars, 122mm heavy guns (banned
by the Minsk Agreements) along with infantry fighting vehicles and grenade
launchers. They targeted the towns of Donetskoye, Zolotoye-5 (Mikhailovka) and
Pervomaysk. Two residential buildings were damaged shellings.
"These incidents
have once again proved that Kiev officials’ assurances of their adherence to ceasefire
and the Minsk accords are far from reality," the LPR representatives to
the JCCC said.
On December 29, 2018,
a new ceasefire came into force in Donbass on the eve of the New Year and
Christmas period. The ceasefire had been negotiated by the Contact Group
seeking a peace solution to the Donbass conflict a day before. Nevertheless,
Ukraine’s Armed Forces has not stopped shelling the self-proclaimed republics
of Donetsk and Lugansk.
Source: ITAR-TASS
31-01-2019
