A serviceman demonstrates a fragment of a shell used to fire at their positionsLUHANSK, 17 Feb.Ukrainian security forces continue to fire on the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, four more shellings were recorded, the LPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) told reporters. «Four more violations of the ceasefire regime were recorded by the Ukrainian armed formations.» , — said an officer of the LPR representative office in the JCCC. He specified that the Ukrainian security forces were shelling in the direction of the republic-controlled settlements of Molodezhnoye, Zolote-5, Slavyanoserbsk and Sokolniki, using anti-tank guided missiles, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. «Information about the victims and damage is being specified «, — said the officer. Representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics said on Thursday morning that the armed forces of Ukraine opened fire on their positions. As Ruslan Yakubov, head of the DPR representative office in the JCCC, told RIA Novosti, Kiev is ignoring the Minsk agreements, using mortars and artillery. Representative of the LPR in the political subgroup Rodion Miroshnik told RIA Novosti that by shelling the territory of the republics of Donbass with heavy weapons, Kiev purposefully violates the ceasefire measures in Donbass signed in the summer of 2020.
The DPR called on the Armed Forces of Ukraine to return to a truceThe representative of the People's Militia of the DPR emphasized that the artillery weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, prohibited by the Minsk agreements and located in positions near the settlements of Donbass, indicate preparations for a military solution. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov claims that Kiev does not plan any military actions and military operations. As he said on Thursday, Ukraine intends to act in a political and diplomatic way. Western countries that provide diplomatic and military support to Kiev, during the last series of meetings and negotiations, repeatedly called on Kiev to comply with the Minsk agreements. In particular, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that all parties must adhere to them. According to Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to submit draft laws on the special status of Donbass, constitutional reform and suffrage for discussion in the contact group on Ukraine. />December 9, 2019, 21:34 InfographicsMinsk AgreementsInfographicsView
