The Ukrainian Military over the past day fired on the territory of the breakaway Donetsk national Republic 23 times, under mortar fire hit the territory of Donetsk airport, said Commissioner of the Ministry of defence DND on Sunday.

"The Ukrainian Military 23 times violated the ceasefire. From residential settlements Experienced and Butovskaya mines From the standpoint of the 93rd brigade APU mortars were fired at the village of Spartak and the airport of the capital DND. It was released More than twenty minutes, these areas also were fired from the BMP ", - quotes the messenger of the Ministry of defence.

in addition, shelling the neighborhood Trudovskaya in Donetsk, the village Sabunike (Gabishevo) and Yasinovataya and Dokuchayevsk.

The situation on the contact line escalated very quickly, said the Ministry.

The military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas lasts more than a year. On February 12, negotiations were consensus about stop fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, the introduction to the Constitution of Ukraine for change about the decentralization of power and consolidation of special status " of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".

From 1 September in the Donbass entered into force another truce, both parties and observers state that it is observed. At the end of September was signed the agreement about the withdrawal of weapons with a caliber of not more than 100 millimeters and tanks from the frontline. This process takes place in 2 stages. Militia LNR told about the fifteen of October, the completion of the first phase of the diversion of arms a caliber of less than 100 millimeters, the Ukrainian Military said it has completed the 1st phase of allotment October 16. In the DPR on 22 October told that the Republic has completed the withdrawal of tanks from the line of contact from Donetsk to Gorlovka. OSCE documented the fact of withdrawal.

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