LUGANSK, February 18 time, said the chief of the defense headquarters of Lugansk, the head of the capital administration Manolis Pilavov. Earlier, the heads of the LPR and DPR announced the evacuation of the inhabitants of the republic in connection with the plans of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to enter the territory of the republics of Donbass. «About 160 children will be sent within an hour already to the crossing point ( on the border with the Russian Federation — ed.),» Pilavov told reporters. He clarified that the evacuation of children from the Lugansk Orphanage No. 1 and the Republican Orphanage had already taken place. fire on their positions. Ruslan Yakubov, head of the DPR office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire, told RIA Novosti that Kiev is ignoring the Minsk agreements by 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 from heavy weapons, Kiev purposefully violates the ceasefire measures in Donbass signed in the summer of 2020. The representative of the People's Militia of the DPR emphasized that the artillery armament of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, prohibited by the Minsk agreements and located in positions near the settlements of Donbass, indicates preparations for a forceful solution. Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov claims that Kiev is not planning any forceful actions and military operations. As he stated on Thursday, Ukraine intends to act in a political and diplomatic way. Makarova
