Kyiv observes 9 instances of use of weapons banned by Minsk agreements

12:57, 08.12.2016 1 min read

More than 120 projectiles have been fired on Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) positions in Donbas, and weapons forbidden by the Minsk agreements have been used nine times, the ATO headquarters press centre said.

"In the past 24 hours, 61 152mm projectiles and 64 122mm projectiles were fired on Ukrainian army positions, and nine instances of the use of weapons subject to be withdrawn consistent with the Minsk agreements (230 shots) were observed," the ATO staff said on Facebook.

"The Ukrainian army did not use heavy weapons to return fire," it said.