Donbass militia claim Kiev forces violated ceasefire 47 times over 24 hours

According to Donbass militia Ukrainian armed forces have breached the terms of ceasefire 47 times over the past 24 hours.

"Forty-five instances of ceasefire violation by Ukrainian forces has been registered over the last 24 hours," the Donetsk News Agency quoted DPR defense ministry ministry as saying. "One person from self-defense forces was killed in shellings, three more were injured," the ministry added.

Settlements of Zhabichevo, Spartak, Shirokino and Gorlovka were shelled, along with Donetsk airport and Oktyabrsky village. Tank guns, mortars and small arms were used by Ukrainian forces in shellings, the defense ministry said.

Lugansk militia said Ukrainian forces shelled their positions twice over the last 24 hours. "Ukraine’s Armed Forces shelled from tanks the outposts of people’s militia located near Sukhodol in the Slavyanoserbsky district," Lugansk Inform Center quoted a people’s militia spokesman as saying.