Ukrainian soldier on the line of contact in the village of Novoluhanske, Donetsk regionLUHANSK, Feb. 23The number of attacks on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic by the Ukrainian Armed Forces has almost doubled, Ivan Filiponenko, an official representative of the LPR defense department, told reporters. «Kyiv aggressors almost doubled, while weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements were actively used. Our observers recorded 114 violations of the ceasefire. 29 settlements of the republic fell under enemy shelling,» Filiponenko said. republics announced a lot of shelling by Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may soon order the military to go on the offensive, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization, and then turned to Russia with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 said in a televised address that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics. He noted that the world prefers not to notice the horror and genocide in the Donbass, not a single day goes by without shelling and killing of civilians, and blockades do not stop. Immediately after the appeal, he signed decrees recognizing the LNR and the DNR. Putin also instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. 60db8ad5bf820f43755a22ccb20597f1.jpg» />The Luhansk People's Republic did not rule out that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will use «Grady» Published: Varvara Skokshina
