The Ukrainian party won’t cease efforts to destabilize the situation in Donbass in anticipation of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk meeting, the press service of the DPR People’s Militia Directorate reports.

“From 10:30 a.m. up to the present moment, militants of the 57th brigade have been engaging 120mm and 82mm mortars, having launched more than 40 shells at the territory of the Republic from the Pesky direction.

In addition to that, we have become aware of an upcoming informational attack of the Joint Forces Operation Staff’s information and psychological forces’ operational group through the press service concerning, allegedly, another shelling by the DPR People’s Militia, as a result of which AFU’s automotive equipment was destroyed.

According to our monitors, near Pesky village there was detected the movement of a motor vehicle, which hit a mine in its own minefield, and the operation of Joint Forces Operation Staff’s press officers and Ukrainian media.

We do not exclude that photos or video materials from the Ukraine-controlled incident scene will be attached to this narrative.

We urge international observers to record the actions of the Ukrainian party and prevent the spread of stove-piping by the Ukrainian occupation forces,” the statement says.