Maryinka checkpoint in Donbas being shelled by militants

11:57, 05.03.2016 1 min read

The militants have been shelling the Maryinka checkpoint in Donetsk region since Saturday morning, and therefore the border guards decided to suspend the passage of individuals and vehicles through it, the Ukrainian State Border Service reports.

The checkpoint has been attacked using a grenade launcher and a sniper rifle from the village of Oleksandrivka located in a territory not controlled by Kyiv; the attacks are continuing at the moment, the Border Service said.

The Border Service decided to suspend the passage of individuals and vehicles through the Maryinka checkpoint due to the failure to comply with the ceasefire agreements, it said.

The operations of the Maryinka checkpoint were suspended twice because of gunfire in February.