Ukraine army shells Donetsk 33 times in 24 hours: Source
Ukrainian military forces have intensely shelled the areas under the control of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the last 24 hours despite a truce in the region, the DPR Defense Ministry says.
“Over the last 24 hours, 33 shellings from Ukraine’s armed forces were registered. The enemy continues to use heavy weaponry,” an unnamed DPR Defense Ministry spokesman was quoted by the Donetsk News Agency as saying on Wednesday.
The Ukrainian army shelled a number of districts in Donetsk, including Kievsky, Gorlovka, Zhabichevo and Nizhnee Lozovoye, the spokesman added.
Ukrainian government officials have yet to comment on the report of the breach of the ceasefire.
Donetsk and Luhansk, the two mainly Russian-speaking regions in eastern Ukraine, have been hit by deadly clashes between pro-Russia forces and the Ukrainian army since Kiev launched military operations in April last year to crush pro-Russia protests there.
During peace talks in the Belarusian capital city of Minsk on February 11-12, the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine reached a deal, dubbed Minsk II, on the withdrawal of heavy weapons from Ukraine’s front lines and a ceasefire, which officially went into effect on February 15. The two sides, however, have continued to engage in sporadic clashes.
More than 6,000 people have died in Ukraine’s conflict, the UN says. Around 1.5 million people have also been forced to flee their homes during the turmoil.
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