Ukrainian military in Donetsk regionDONETSK, Feb 17 Ukrainian security forces fired twice on the outskirts of Donetsk on Thursday from mortars, a representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told reporters at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire. Earlier, the department reported that the village of Mandrykino on the outskirts of Donetsk was shelled. Five mines with a caliber of 82 millimeters were fired from the positions of the security forces. «At 10.18 (coincides with Moscow time), shelling was recorded from the armed formations of Ukraine in the direction of the village of the Trudovskaya mine (outskirts of Donetsk — ed.). Six mines with a caliber of 82 millimeters were fired,» — said the representative of the department. 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 Ukraine with military support, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass.
