Russia-led forces violate truce twice since midnight in JFO area

By Interfax-Ukraine.

Published Jan. 15, 2019 at 2:00 pm

Russia-backed separatists stationed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Horlivka, Donetsk region, launch missiles from a Grad launch vehicle toward a position of the Ukrainian forces in Debaltseve, about 35km east of Horlivka, on Feb. 13, 2015.

Photo by AFP

Russia-led occupation forces on Jan. 15 have twice violated the cease-fire agreement in Donbas, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has said.

“Since the beginning of the day, in Joint Forces Operation area there have been two ceasefire violations,” the ministry said.

“Russia-backed separatists from 01.40 for 20 minutes used tank grenade launchers to shell Ukrainian positions near Slavne (Donetsk region)… and from 03.10 for 30 minutes fired automatic grenade launchers at Ukrainian positions near Novooleksandrivka (Donetsk region).

“The situation on the front line is under our control,” the ministry said.