“Today, the military situation in the republic remains tense. Unfortunately, it can be stated that with the coming to power in Ukraine of the new president, there has been an increase in the intensity of shelling of the republic’s settlements, ”Pushilin quoted his press office.
He said that "civilians are injured," in addition, "there is a deliberate destruction of strategic facilities and social infrastructure."
Earlier, OSCE Special Representative Martin Saidik said that the parties to the conflict in Donbass agreed on the need to declare a “grain truce”.