Luhansk governor reports intensive shelling of Luhansk by militants

12:04, 23.12.2014 1 min read

The head of the Luhansk regional state administration, Hennadiy Moskal, has accused militants of increasing shell attacks on the Luhansk region.

"Terrorists again increased aggression against Luhansk region's territory, controlled by the Ukrainian forces. They carried out 11 strikes with mortars, automatic grenades, cannons, anti-tank guided missiles and small arms [8 such incidents on Sunday to compare]," said Moskal's press service on Tuesday.

Krymske, Schastia, Chornukhyne and Stanytsia Luhanska came under fire over the past 24 hours.

There were no fatalities or injuries among Ukrainian troops.

Luhansk’s governor said that in the night militants began to move military equipment from the frontline close to Luhansk. "Today in the morning, at nearly 0900, the outskirts of Krymske were fired on with automatic weapons," he said.

The situation is relatively calm in Stanytsia Luhanska, Moskal said.