DPR registers over 500 ceasefire breaches in past 24 hours, militiaman killed
DONETSK. Feb 13 (Interfax) - The territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has come under fire from Ukrainian troops 509 times in the past 24 hours, Eduard Basurin, a senior official with the DPR Defense Ministry, said at a news conference on Monday.
"The Ukrainian Armed Forces have opened fire on the territory of the DPR 509 times in the past 24 hours. In these attacks, heavy artillery was used 36 times, tanks four times, mortars of various caliber 176 times, infantry combat vehicles 21 times, and surface-to-air missile systems, grenade launchers and small arms 272 times," Basurin said.
Sixteen populated areas of the republic were shelled in this period of time, he said.
"One DPR serviceman was killed in the continuing attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces," he said.
