LUGANSK, 11 Aug. Ukrainian security forces are bringing ammunition to the contact line in the area of the Kiev-controlled Popasnaya settlement in the Donbass to aggravate the situation, the official representative of the LPR defense department Ivan Filiponenko said at a briefing on Wednesday. .) in the area of the settlement Popasnaya, mines with a caliber of 82 and 120 millimeters, as well as ammunition for small arms, are being replenished, «said the representative of the People's Militia.
Lukashenko said that he would not support Kiev in an attempt to return Donbass by force According to him, the command of the operational-tactical group «North» thus contributes to the destabilization of the situation near the contact line. on the control and coordination (JCCC) of the ceasefire regime, «Filiponenko added. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR, which declared independence after the coup d'etat in Ukraine in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, including during the meetings of the Minsk Contact Group, which since September 2014 has already adopted three documents regulating steps to de-escalate the conflict. However, even after the armistice agreements between the parties to the conflict, shootings continue.
