13 Mar 2015 21:04

Shelling of Shyrokine continues - Donetsk militia

DONETSK. March 13 (Interfax) - The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) defense spokesman Eduard Basurin has said that the Ukrainian army continues shelling the town of Shyrokine near Mariupol.

"The civilian population has remained in Shyrokine. This populated area is a neutral territory. The situation is complicated, it is one of hotspots, the shelling continues, intensifying in the evenings," Basurin told reporters.

This evening, troops fired 120 millimeter mortars, he said.