The number of shelling the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic from the Ukrainian security forces for the past four days has increased, said Tuesday the Deputy chief of staff of the people's militia LNR Igor Yashchenko.

"The Ukrainian side continues to violate the Minsk agreements, periodically firing at positions of the offices of the people's militia close to the separation line of the parties. The number of attacks and provocations from the APU has increased, " - said at a press conference Yashchenko.

according to his statement, for the last four days the area LNR eleven times came under shelling from the Ukrainian armed forces using artillery and small arms. Yashchenko said that the attacks were conducted on locality Krasavka, Kalinovka.

"along with this, the Ukrainian Military has spent seventeen provocation, Clearly intended to provoke the fire of our offices," said Yashchenko.

Yashchenko said that all attempts of the Ukrainian security forces to destabilize the situation fixed, information about them is transferred to the joint center for coordination and control (SCCC). The speaker noticed that the units of the people's militia observe the Minsk consensus and not to succumb to provocations.

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