The number of provocations from the APU has grown on the territories near the line of contact with the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic over the past 3 days, said on the last working day of the week at a press conference, Deputy chief of staff of the people's militia LNR Igor Yashchenko.

"the number of provocations from Ukrainian punishers increased. In addition to the shelling of the Ukrainian Military carried out a provocation in order to cause a reaction from our offices, and we recorded 10 such provocations, " Yashchenko said.

according to him, such provocations are recorded in the area and with the direction of Lopatkina, Trinity, Popenoe and other populated areas under the control of Ukrainian forces.

"These provocations are recorded and data is transferred to the joint center for coordination and control (SCCC)," Yashchenko said.

He noticed that the background of the peace initiatives of the LC in the Republic should be stated outright intentional failure to comply with instructions from the Ukraine and unwillingness not to violate the ceasefire.

The Ukrainian authorities in April last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

The first of September began in Donbass is not only the school year, but another ceasefire, which the parties to the conflict agreed in the last meeting of the contact group on settling the situation in Ukraine, which took place on August 26 in Minsk.

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