The situation in the Donbass escalated, the previous day, the Ukrainian Military 19 times violated the ceasefire, firing numerous rounds from the Minsk agreements prohibited weapons, said on Wednesday Deputy head of the headquarters of the militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Eduard Bacurin.

"From the standpoint of the 14-th separate mechanized brigade of Krasnogorovka of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and mortars were fired Staromikhaylovk. Its territory was released eight mines of calibre of 120 millimetres and six min caliber 82 millimeters ", - he told correspondents.

Under fire also hit the territory of Donetsk airport, the settlements of Gabishevo, Spartacus and zaytsevo, added Bacurin.

"Just the previous day by the Republic's territory of Ukrainian Military released 20 mines and shells is prohibited by the Minsk agreements of caliber" - said the chief of staff of the militia DND.

The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people.

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