Ukrainian govt forces claim Donbas militants violate ceasefire 25 times

11:54, 26.12.2015 1 min read

The Ukrainian military have recorded 25 ceasefire violations by Donbas militiamen on Friday evening and on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian press center of the military operation in the eastern part of the country reports.

"Since 6:00 p.m. yesterday, Russian-terrorist gangs have violated the absolute ceasefire agreement in the ATO [antiterrorist operation] area about 25 times," the press center said on Facebook.

In particular, Ukrainian government forces were fired upon near Novhorodske, Zaitseve, Mayorsk, Luhanske, Opytne and Pisky with small arms, grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns.

Moreover, militants used 120-mm mortars to shell Ukrainian government forces' positions in Pisky, 82-mm mortars in Zaitseve, and antitank rocket systems in Luhanske.

The militants have undertaken 61 acts of armed provocation over the past 24 hours, the press center said. The village of Vodyane near Mariupol was also shelled twice, it said.