The General staff of Ukraine said that the Ukrainian Military used against militias in the Donbass heavy equipment, which had previously been allotted to the rear according to the Minsk agreements.

How to inform the General staff, on Wednesday around 4. 00 (matches MSK) militia launched a massive attack on Ukrainian positions. Maximum blow was struck in the area of human settlements Marinka and Krasnogorovka of Donetsk, the Military beat off the attacks. The self-proclaimed authorities of Donetsk national Republic called speculation the message of Kiev on the offensive plans of the militia near Donetsk. According to the speaker of the National Council DND Andrey Purgin, Marinka and Krasnogorovka are those settlements, of which the Military are shelling residential areas of Donetsk.

"Ukrainian security forces heroically fought and gave battle to the enemy at certain milestones. To stop the enemy offensive and to avoid losses among the soldiers of the Ukrainian command, warning all international partners, was forced to use artillery, which were in the Minsk agreements areas in the rear ", - informs the press service.

As informs a press-service, " in the direction of Marinka the enemy has thrown in fight against Ukrainian troops for more than ten tanks and thousands of manpower ". Were also used self-propelled guns 2S1 " Carnation ". In other directions the offensive, supported by fire from guns and heavy mortars, which were required to be allotted to 25 kilometers or more from the line of contact.

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