Ukrainian servicemen on the line of contact in Donetsk regionDONETSK, 20 Feb. Situation on the line of contact in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic remains critical, Ukrainian security forces are shelling civilian infrastructure and life support facilities around the clock, the People's Militia of the DPR reports. DPR from banned weapons»The situation on the line of contact remains critical. Armed formations of Ukraine are intensively shelling civilian infrastructure and life-support facilities of the republic around the clock,» the People's Militia said in a statement. It is added that at the same time, “on all political platforms, Kiev declares its peaceful intentions.” It is noted that over the past day, the Ukrainian side opened fire on the territory of the DPR 82 times, including with the use of large-caliber weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements. In total, more than 1,120 shells, mines and grenades were fired across the territory of the DPR. The areas of 32 settlements of the republic came under shelling. Earlier, the leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat from Kiev. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will soon order the military to launch an offensive in the Donbass, to implement a plan to invade the territory of the DPR and LPR, said the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin. On Saturday morning, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization in the republics. >The development of the situation in the Donbass — in the online report >>Posted by: Ekaterina Zaitseva
