Over the past day, Ukrainian militants engaged areas of populated localities of the Republic six times, DPR PMD official representative Rinat Aygistov reported at a briefing in Donetsk on December 15.
“On the Gorlovka front, the 92nd brigade engaged Shirokaya Balka twice with 120 and 82mm mortars, IFV guns, rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and small arms. As a result of the attacks, a residential at 132 Dundicha Street is damaged.
On the Donetsk front, militants from the 92nd and 28th AFU brigades engaged Mineralnoye, Yasinovataya and Staromikhaylovka with IFV, heavy machine guns and small arms.
On the Mariupol front, the forces of the 10th brigade shelled Granitnoye with 120mm mortars.
Information about the scale of destruction of the civil infrastructure and victims among civilians is being specified,” Rinat Aygistov reported.
He also noted that in order to form a positive image of the AFU militants in the eyes of the world community, as well as to accuse the people’s republics of violating the ceasefire along the entire contact line, journalists from twenty-seven TV networks and news agencies are work under the supervision of the joint forces operation’s press service: Current Time, Radio Liberty, Donbass.Realities, PBS, NewsHour and Associated Press.
“We do not rule out that the arrival of journalists will negatively affect the situation at the contact line and the number of provocative attacks by the AFU on the territory of our Republic will increase.
We urge the international monitors to prevent the Ukrainian side from unleashing another round of the conflict in Donbass, who are doing that to increase the rating of some politicians and military leaders,” Rinat Aygistov told.