The newscaster: Victoria Rakhmanina
The soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine arrived in Stanitsa Luganskaya to strengthen law and order measures in the border area in the form of detention of residents who do not support the aggressive intentions of Kiev, the head of the People's Militia of the LPR, Mikhail Filiponenko said.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled settlements in Gorlovka and Mariupol directions, the head of the Republic's office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire, Ruslan Yakubov said.
Ukrainian forces have violated the ceasefire regime four times in the DPR today. Settlements Leninskoe and Zaytsevo were subjected to shelling. Mortars, grenade launchers and small arms were used by the AFU.
Kiev forces opened fire on the positions of the People’s Militia near villages Logvinovo and Nizhnee Lozovoe from mortars and anti-tank grenade launchers.
The acting head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, at the forward positions of the People's Militia, presented medals to distinguished soldiers. Before the awarding ceremony, the head of the Republic together with the head of the Ministry of State Security of the LPR Anatoly Antonov visited the firing positions and also the dining room, bathhouse and dugouts, where soldiers rest.