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01Jul16


DPR militia command reports over 3,700 cases of shelling over past week


The Ukrainian armed forces have shelled the populated localities in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) located close to the contact line 3,734 times over the past week, a source in the DPR operational command told Donetsk News Agency on Friday.

"Over the past week the Ukrainian military intensified fire attacks on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic on a daily basis. The Ukrainian armed forces shelled the territory of the republic 3,734 times, including 2,950 times with heavy weapons," the source said.

According to the DPR operational command, populated areas located along the entire line of contact came under heavy fire from the Ukrainian armed forces. Two buildings have been destroyed and 61 more damaged in the Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka, Zaitsevo, Kominternovo and Dokuchaevsk.

[Source: Itar Tass, Donetsk, 01Jul16]

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