The DPR announced the shelling of prohibited shells by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen on the line of contact in the Donetsk region. File photoDONETSK, Feb 21Ukrainian security forces fired projectiles prohibited under the Minsk agreements on the settlement of Petrivske in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) said. A total of 26 mines of the banned 120mm caliber were fired, and grenades were also used.During the shelling of the territory of the LPR by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two civilians were killedRepresentatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics said on the morning of February 17 that the armed forces of Ukraine 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. He stated that 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. February 19, 11:15 InfographicHow the situation in Donbas developedInfographicViewPosted by: Nikita Stoma