Ukrainian servicemen on the contact line in Donetsk regionDONETSK, Jan 29Ukrainian security forces violated the truce in Donbass four times over the past day, a representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) told reporters. On Friday, the agency announced one violation of the ceasefire by Ukrainian security forces during the past day.
Kiev can transfer the most combat-ready brigades to the Donbass, the DPR said «The representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the JCCC informs: over the past day, the total number of violations of the indefinite ceasefire regime by the armed forces of Ukraine amounted to four times,» the representative of the department said. The JCCC added that the security forces used grenade launchers and small arms during shelling of the territory of the DPR. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup in Kiev 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 meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR they announced the shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine to the Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass.
