The Ukrainian Military has increased the intensity of the shelling in the Donbass
The intensity of shelling the territory of the Luhansk people's Republic on military power of Ukraine has increased, said on Thursday Deputy head of the corps headquarters of the people's militia LNR Igor Yashchenko.

The intensity of shelling the territory of the Luhansk people's Republic on military power of Ukraine has increased, said on Thursday Deputy head of the corps headquarters of the people's militia LNR Igor Yashchenko.
"Ukrainian security forces have not ceased violations of the terms of the Minsk agreements. The trend of increasing intensity of attacks from Ukrainian punishers remains "– transmits the words of the messenger of the forces of the militia, RIA " Novosti ". Yaschenko added that over the past period of time noticed a Trend of increase in the intensity of shelling the territory of the Republic. According to his statement, for the last 3 days the LNR area more than 10 times under fire from the security forces, for example, four times at night. The military opened Fire from tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, artillery and small arms. Yashchenko said that the shelling from tanks, APCS, mortars of a calibre of 82 mm, grenade launchers, small arms recorded 3 times, from 120-mm mortar twice, from artillery caliber 153 millimeters – 1 times and the caliber of 120 millimeters – 1 times. In the end the attacks two soldiers of the people's militia received damage to health. He said that, as before the order of the Ukrainian security forces are not only security officers, but houses of civilians and civilian infrastructure. Yashchenko noticed that the firing of guns, prohibited the Minsk agreements. According to his statement on the night of 17/18 August 23. 21 was shelled the Western outskirts of the city of Pervomaisk. It was fired from guns of 152 mm from residential settlements Popenoe. 19 August at eleven. 50 in the end of attack of the 120-millimetre mortar from residential settlements Sokolniki." against the background of our proposed peace initiatives and commitment to a peaceful dialogue on the negotiations of the contact group in Minsk, we have to note the intentional failure to comply with instructions from the Ukraine, namely the violation of the ceasefire ", – Yashchenko said. In Donetsk people's Republic Also stressed that the Ukrainian army continues to amass equipment and manpower to the separation line in the Donbass.
"in the area of residential settlements dobropillia been documented moving five units 2C-7" Peony ", Also the redeployment of Krasnoarmeysk, Selydove and nearby settlements columns of BM-21 " Grad ", artillery and howitzer artillery. Also in the North-Eastern outskirts of the residential settlements of the don have been documented the arrival of 12 units of SAU. Similarly, in three kilometers from Muligatawny been documented occupation of firing positions six units of SAU ", – said on Thursday Deputy head of the headquarters of the militia of the Donetsk national Republic Eduard Bacurin. According to Basurin, exploration of the militia identified the masked positions of security officers in the area of residential settlements zaytsevo and six units of SAU." on the Eastern edge of the residential settlement Alexandropol were found six pieces of artillery, to the West of the residential settlement Coveted-1 were detected position of tube artillery. In the area of residential settlements Experienced been identified howitzer artillery. The Fee – up to 40 units of tanks. In the village of Olginka – up to battalion personnel of the border guard service of Ukraine of up to five hundred people", - has added the Deputy chief of the headquarters of the militia DND." These facts confirm the desire of the Kiev authorities to disrupt the Minsk consensus for the continuation of hostilities", - has noticed Bacurin. Wednesday Special monitoring mission (SMM) was Abscessation the growing number of hotspots in the Donbas, stated about the victims among the civilian population in the territories under control and DND and Kiev. The OSCE experts Also spoke about the growth of the fighting around Donetsk, Gorlovka and North-East of Mariupol. On Sunday, the head of the delegation of the DND in the contact group on the peaceful settlement in the Donbass Denis Putilin said that the parties to the conflict in the Donbas are in a step from beginning hostilities. He said that the guarantors of the Minsk agreements – the leaders of France and Germany – compelled to respond to violations of the Minsk agreements by Kiev authorities.