In order to carry out full-scale provocations and blame the anti-terrorist operation forces for killing civilians in Donbas, militants of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (LPR and DPR) are mining public transport and planning to shell Easter prayers and marches, Deputy Commander of the ATO Valentyn Fedychev has said.

"We found out that DPR and LPR militants were preparing a full-scale bloody provocation," press service of Donetsk Regional Military-Civil Administration quoted Fedychev as saying on Thursday.

According to him, militants have planned to mine busses that will go from the occupied areas of Donetsk to Mariupol and Berdiansk, and blame ATO forces for killing passengers.

He also said that provocations might happen near churches during the celebration of Easter.

"On April 12, festive prayers and marches might be shelled," Fedychev said.