Ukrainian military on the contact line in Donetsk regionDONETSK, Feb. 5 Ukrainian security forces fired six times the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic during Saturday, having fired two mines with a caliber of 120 millimeters, the representative of the DPR in the JCCC told journalists. 120 mm caliber, 80 shots from grenade launchers were also fired,» a representative of the department told reporters. Ukraine in April 2014 launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup in Kiev in February 2014 of the year. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, including during meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR and LPR they announced shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine to the Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. war between Russia and NATO
