Ukrainian Military told about 26 cases of shelling of positions of the militia in the Donbass for a Wednesday evening, in the area of zaytsevo was a clash, said on Thursday the press-center of special operations in the South-East of Ukraine.

"in the Donetsk region, illegal equipped weapon creation five times opened fire from mortars of a caliber of 120 millimeters at the positions close to residential settlements Sands. Attacks from 120-millimetre and 82-millimetre mortars have Also been strong points close to the settlements Avdeevka, zaytsevo and Shirokino, " - said the press center.

in the message Also it is noted that in the area of Avdeyevka and Experienced on positions of Ukrainian law enforcers opened fire from artillery shells of calibre of 122 mm, and far from populated areas, Lozovo, Luhansk and Trinity attacks were conducted from small arms.

"Around midnight near zaytsevo was the Ukrainian soldiers clash with sabotage and reconnaissance group of the enemy. Within 10 minutes of the battle the warriors of our strong point heavy fire from small arms stopped the attacking group of About 10 people and forced them to withdraw " - said the Military.

Ukrainian law enforcers told about six flights of unmanned aerial vehicles in Donetsk region. According to the press center of special operations in the Luhansk region fire from anti-aircraft guns, automatic grenade launchers and small arms took place near the village of Lugansk.

Attacks of settlements are not documented, added the press service.

Zaytsevo - urban village, located 18 kilometers from Gorlovka and 49 kilometers from Donetsk. In the village there are About 3, 5 thousand people.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February came amid a sharp escalation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, which increased the forces began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbas with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.

One of the most important points signed in February of the Minsk agreements was the constitutional reform, and the enactment of a permanent law on the special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The agreement notes that decentralization should take place in coordination specifically, the commissioners of these districts, however, the Kiev authorities are ignoring this provision, arguing about the fact that you are unwilling to have a dialogue with the authorized rebellious territories. Read

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