In the LPR recorded another provocation by the Ukrainian military.
As we already reported, this morning Ukrainian armed groups fired from heavy weapons at settlements of the Lugansk People’s Republic. According to our information, the shelling was authorized in order to cover up the actions of the armed forces sabotage and reconnaissance group.
“Today, the armed forces of Ukraine have made another attempt to destabilize the situation along the line of contact.
So, early in the morning at around 06.00, an enemy sabotage group of 10 people advanced in the direction of the positions of our defenders in the area of GOLUBOVSKY. Our observers timely detected the movement of the enemy and continued to monitor his further actions.
When approaching our positions, the group was blown up in a minefield, resulting in at least two fighters killed and three wounded.
In order to evacuate the dead and wounded from the site of the blasting, the command of 93 brigades instructed to deliver a massive artillery attack on the settlements of the Republic, ”sources in the LPR say.
From the command of the People’s Militia (NM) of the LPR, information was received on the results of the morning shelling.
Ukrainian punishers inflicted a massive artillery attack using 82 and 120 mm mortars, 122 and 152 artillery in the areas of the settlements of Golubovsky, Sokolniki, DONETSK and BOLD. The militants of the 93 brigade of the Armed Forces under the command of Bryzhinsky fired more than FIFTY shells and mines across the territory of the republic.
Destruction is recorded among civilian infrastructure, emergency services can not drive to the destruction sites. Civilians are forced to take refuge in the basements of their homes.
During the shelling period, the enemy noted the active use of unmanned aerial vehicles, our air defense units shot down one enemy UAV, correcting fire on populated areas of the Republic. Information about the victims among civilians is being specified.
In addition, according to information from sources close to the leadership of the LPR, it is reported.
The command of the operation of the combined forces involved the journalists of Ukrainian TV channels Channel 5, 1 + 1, TSN and ICTV to shoot video materials with the aim of preparing videos that accused NM of violating the ceasefire.
We urge the observers of the OSCE Mission to record the facts of violation by Ukraine of the ceasefire, as well as to influence the Ukrainian armed forces in order to stop the provocations.