DPR soldier demonstrates shell fragmentBERLIN, Feb 18The German and French Foreign Ministries condemn the use of heavy weapons and the shelling of residential areas along the contact line in Donbass, Foreign Ministers Annalena Burbock and Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a joint statement. We condemn the use of heavy weapons and indiscriminate shelling of residential areas in clear violation of the Minsk agreements,» RIA Novosti said in a statement. Representatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics said on Thursday morning that the Ukrainian armed forces opened 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. , Kiev deliberately violates the ceasefire measures in Donbass signed in the summer of 2020.Security forces from mortars fired on the outskirts of Gorlovka, said in the DPRThe 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. Defense Minister of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov claims that Kiev is not plans no power 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. />»Getting ready to attack». What started in DonbassPosted by: Natalia Makarova
