За прошедшие сутки украинские силовики ВОСЕМЬ раз подвергли обстрелам позиции наших подразделений в районе населенных пунктов КАЛИНОВО, ЛОГВИНОВО, ПЕРВОМАЙСК и ФРУНЗЕ. Всего по территории Республики было выпущено СЕМЬДЕСЯТ ДВЕ мины калибром 82 мм. Кроме того, огонь велся с применением гранатометов и стрелкового оружия.

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The situation in the responsibility zone of the LPR People’s Militia remains tense.

Over the past 24 hours Ukrainian military shelled our units’ positions in the vicinity of the localities of KALINOVO, LOGVINOVO, PERVOMAISK and FRUNZE eight times. Overall 72 mortar-shells of 82mm caliber were launched on the Republic’s territory. Besides, fire was conducted with grenade launchers and small arms.

Ukrainian command keeps violating military hardware location conditions near the contact line hence, it keeps augmenting the potential of its units in the “ATO” zone.

Thus, in the vicinity of the locality of LUGANSKOYE with the distance of 3km away from the contact line we detected location of two 152mm artillery weapons, firing positions of 120mm and 82mm mortars.

In the units of the 24th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the vicinity of the settlement of ZOLOTOYE there are held engineering and camouflage works on concealing military hardware prohibited by the Minsk agreements from the OSCE Mission.

Besides, the “ATO” command keeps hiring foreign mercenaries to accomplish a dirty job.

According to our information, in the vicinity of the locality of SCHASTYE in the responsibility zone of the 1st battalion of the 14th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine there arrived up to thirty foreign mercenaries from the Polish private military company. The military personnel is equipped well, has the monotonous uniform and small arms of foreign manufacture.

Also, our intelligence confirms the fact of sound broadcasting stations’ arrival to the settlements of SVETLODARSK and ARTYOMOVSK which the AFU command plans to use to spread propaganda among locals and to improve the moral and psychological condition of the AFU servicemen.

The LPR People’s Militia doesn’t weaken its vigilance and pays great attention to the Republic’s security issue.

Battle readiness trainings are always held with the units’ military personnel during which servicemen’s skills concerning combat conduct on the defensive and under conditions of the enemy’s breakout operation are improved.

Combat vehicle driving trainings have been scheduled for today and with experts – engineering practice trainings.

We are fully complying with the Minsk agreements but in case they are disrupted by the Ukrainian party, we are ready to act decisively.

 

 

Today in the Republic events devoted to the 28th anniversary of Soviet troops pullback from Afghanistan are held. And using the opportunity, I would like to address all the Donbass and Ukraine veterans of the Afghan war.

You have first-hand knowledge of what the war, close comrade loss and anguish of bereavement are.

I’m addressing you and asking you not to allow by joint efforts to completely destroy what is good and wonderful that we created together in one country.

Poroshenko’s regime hurts feelings neglecting cultural and spiritual assets.

I’m addressing Ukraine’s peacekeeping soldiers and asking you to appeal to Ukraine’s president to stop working against his country and population.

The public movement ‘Luganshchina Afghanistan Veterans’ Union’ would like to have stability and is open for a dialogue both in the Russian and Ukrainian languages.

Let’s resume effective co-operation for the sake of peace and good in Donbass and Ukraine.