Armed forces of Ukraine opened fire on five settlements of the LPR, said in Luhansk

Ukrainian servicemenLUHANSK, Feb 17On Thursday morning, Ukrainian security forces fired on the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic four times, including from mortars prohibited by the Minsk agreements, and then opened fire on another settlement, the LPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime (JCCC) told reporters ). «The armed formations of Ukraine grossly violated the ceasefire regime, using weapons that, in accordance with the Minsk agreements, should be withdrawn,» said an officer of the LPR representation in the JCCC. Zolote-5, Veselenkoe and Nizhniye Lozovoe from 120 and 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. Later, the officer said that the Ukrainian security forces, grossly violating the ceasefire, shelled the village of Donetsk.Kiev sent fighters with American weapons to the Donbass, the LPR said, according to the LPR representative office in the JCCC, there were no shelling of the territory of the republic the day before. Last summer, additional measures to ensure a truce came into force in the Donbass. They imply a complete ban on firing, placing weapons in and near populated areas, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage operations. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire regime. Ceasefire orders containing measures to maintain it must be in effect until the conflict is fully resolved. Russia has repeatedly stated that Kiev is not complying with the Minsk agreements and is dragging out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The 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 Ukraine with military support, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass.