Information
Equipo Nizkor
        Bookshop | Donate
Derechos | Equipo Nizkor       

24Jun17


Ukrainian Army units shell Donetsk Republic in first hours of newceasefire


Ukrainian armed forces opened fire at the Mariupol, Donetsk and Gorlovka sections of the Line of Contact in Donbass, a source in the defense forces of the self-proclaimed unrecognized.

"At this moment, we've registered two violations of the ceasefire provisions, two of them at the Mariupol section," the source sad. "Small arms were used there."

Several violations were registered ar the Donetsk section, with several tank shells and mortar mines launched at the town of Dokuchayevsk,

The enemy used small arms near Gorlovka twice.

On Wednesday, members of the Contact Group for settling the armed civil conflict in eastern Ukraine reached agreement on a yet another ceasefire along the Line of Contact in Donbass. It was dubbed 'bread ceasefire' as it coincided with the start of the harvesting season in the region.

The ceasefire that took effect at 00:00 hours would officially last through to Augusy 31.

[Source: Itar Tass, Donetsk, 24Jun17]

Bookshop Donate Radio Nizkor

Ukraine Unrest
small logoThis document has been published on 27Jun17 by the Equipo Nizkor and Derechos Human Rights. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.