The Ukrainian Military on Wednesday began Shelling from heavy weapons localities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic, told reporters Deputy head of the headquarters of the militia DND Eduard Bacurin. "The Kiev regime gave the criminal order to attack our territories. Military with 17 hours began a massive Shelling of the DPR army positions and civilian targets in the White area of the Heater Novalesa, Stargatewiki and Starolaspa. The military used heavy equipment is prohibited, as well as among them in Aleksandrovka and Maryinka, " - said Basurin. He added that came under fire and the outskirts of Donetsk. Data on victims among the civilian population specified. "The attacks are from artillery and howitzers calibre of 152 mm and 122 mm mortars and tanks. In the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk documented direct hit on a residential five-story building, " - said Basurin. In his vision, the Military is trying to provoke the army DND to return fire and try to disrupt the Minsk agreement." the head of Ukraine tries again to start fighting and lead to a new escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe. Call on the leaders of European countries and the Russian Federation, as well as international organizations to stop the criminal actions of Poroshenko on Donbass ", - said Basurin. On Wednesday close to neutral territory Between Maryinka and Donetsk, where, by consent of the Donetsk national Republic and Kiev, to complete the exchange of prisoners by the formula " 12 on 12 ", the shooting began. It was declared that from-for attack the exchange of prisoners for the time suspended. However, the trilateral contact group on Ukraine agreed on Wednesday to try to broker a ceasefire in the Donbass by September 1. In the last days in the Donbas, the situation deteriorated badly. Despite the cease-fire, which turned out to come to a common opinion in February this year, the Attacks Between the forces of the Ukrainian army on one side and the LPR and the DPR and return continue. In DND stated that the slightest provocation on the amount of equipment and forces, which Kiev pulled up to the line of contact in Donbas, increases the likelihood of a reduction to full-scale hostilities. Last week, the Deputy commander of the corps of the Ministry of defence DND Eduard Bacurin stated that the Ukrainian Military are hatching plans for the encirclement of Donetsk. According to his statement, after " carrying out shelling of the positions of the DPR armed forces begin an offensive on Mariupol and debaltseve directions." Prior to this, Deputy permanent envoy of Russia to the OSCE Andrey Rudenko said that Kyiv tightens equipment and weapons to the separation line in the Donbass, it may indicate the preparation of a large-scale provocation.