The Ukrainian party violated the ceasefire 15 times along the entire contact line over the past day, Spokesperson for the DPR People’s Militia Colonel Eduard Basurin reported at the briefing on November 6.
“On the Gorlovka front, in violation of Clause 2 of the Additional Measures, militants of the 24th brigade fired at the positions of our defenders near Dolomitnoye with an under-barrel grenade launcher, firing two fragmentation grenades.
On the Mariupol front, militants of the 36th marine AFU brigade opened fire with a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher and small arms from the positions near Talakovka towards Kominternovo. From the positions near Vodyanoye, the AFU fired at Leninskoye with 82mm mortars and a grenade launcher, firing a total of 12 shells and 10 grenades. Later, the JCCC monitors registered two explosions at these positions. At night, the enemy again opened fire from the indicated positions with 82mm mortars at the fortifications of our defenders near Kominternovo, firing 12 shells.
The toughest situation developed yesterday on the Donetsk front, where militants of the 2nd battalion of the 54th AFU brigade, opened fire with small arms from the Avdeyevka area at a bus carrying a shift of DFS workers en route to Yasinovataya, despite the fact that the Ukrainian party had provided security guarantees,” Eduard Basurin said.
It is worth noting that an OSCE SMM patrol, which was at that time in the Yasinovataya area, registered the ceasefire violation by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Only after the Ukrainian party to the JCCC had received another request for a silence regime, was it possible to safely complete the shift rotation at the most important water object of civil infrastructure.
However, immediately after the shift had returned to Yasinovataya, militants of the 54th brigade continued shelling this locality area, along with Mineralnoye, Kashtanovoye, Spartak with 82mm mortars, IFV cannons, grenade launchers of various types and small arms, firing a total of 9 shells, 110 IFV rounds, and 22 grenades of various types.
This fact of the Ukrainian aggression has been video documented, and it is clearly evident from the video that the fire was purposefully launched at populated areas, putting the life and health of civilians at a real threat.
It is important to note that the Ukrainian militants had adjusted the mortar shelling of the Donetsk suburbs with a UAV that was brought down by our defenders.
“Moreover, the AFU shelling was conducted with mortars and infantry fighting vehicles, urgently deployed to the position of the 54th brigade shortly before, which indicates the planned nature of this action, the conduct of which is due to two main factors: the activities of 10 film crews of Ukrainian TV channels, performing a clear task from the editorial office to demonstrate to the country population the aggravation at the frontline and shelling of Ukrainian positions; as well as ICRC President Peter Maurer’s arrival and work in the JFO zone,” Eduard Basurin said.
According to the information we possess, the political authorities of Ukraine have instructed the JFO Command to discredit the People’s Republics in their opinion by demonstrating our violating the truce, and, ultimately, to disrupt the planned meeting with the Republics authorities.
Only by midnight, thanks to the existing coordination mechanism, including with the OSCE involvement, was it possible to get the Ukrainian militants to observe ceasefire.
