The people's militia of the DPR opened fire on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to the shelling of part of the Donbass
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The people's militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) reported that they opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian security forces. The press service of the department announced this in its Telegram channel.
The DPR said that since the beginning of the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) have violated the ceasefire four times. According to the agency, the Ukrainian military fired grenade launchers and small arms in the direction of the villages of Kominternovo and Oktyabr. The villages of Petrivske and Novolaspa also came under fire.
“In order to protect the civilian population, our defenders were forced to return fire to suppress the enemy’s firepower,” the People’s Militia of the DPR said.
Information about the injured civilians and destroyed infrastructure facilities is being specified. The department called on international observers to record facts of ceasefire violations.
Earlier, the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) announced the aggravation of the situation on the contact line in Donbass. According to the agency, on the morning of February 17, the Armed Forces of Ukraine opened fire on five settlements of the LPR.
