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Ukraine on Monday accused pro-Russian separatists of firing heavy Grad rockets in violation of a shaky ceasefire between the two sides, as seven people were reported injured in fresh clashes.
Six Ukrainian soldiers were wounded during fighting over the last 24 hours, army spokesman Andriy Lysenko said, stoking fears of an escalation in violence following a month of relative peace since the signing of the agreement.
Three separatist militiamen have been killed and other six wounded in the last 24 hours near village of Shirokine, in south-east Ukraine, despite the truce.
There are no more rebel weapons in Eastern Ukraine’s front line, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic claims.
According to Aleksandar Zakharchenko, who heads the “Republic”, the heavy arms have been “fully removed” under a ceasefire deal agreed in Minsk, Belarus, in February.
The terrorists continue to provoke the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to sabotage the Minsk agreements.
Thus, the militants violated the truce for about 14 times from 8 p.m. (March 6) till 6 a.m. (March 7), Censor.NET reports referring to the ATO press center.
Ukraine’s military has announced that it will begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front lines of the conflict. The announcement came after defence officials reported that there had been no deaths in eastern Ukraine due to fighting in the past two days. It is the longest period without casualties since early January, when fighting again flared in eastern Ukraine.