Representative of the LPR JCCC monitors the situation in the area of Stanytsia-LuganskayaLUGANSK, February 20 Since the beginning of the day, the Ukrainian security forces have shelled the territory of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic 42 times since the beginning of the day, Ivan Filiponenko, an official representative of the People's Militia of the LPR, told reporters. Filiponenko.
Refugees told why they left DonbasRepresentatives of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics said on Thursday morning that the armed forces of Ukraine had 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. The representative of the LPR in the political subgroup, Rodion Miroshnik, told RIA Novosti that by shelling the territory of the Donbass republics from heavy weapons, Kiev purposefully violates the ceasefire measures in Donbass signed in the summer of 2020. and located in positions near the settlements of Donbass, indicates 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. 
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