He said that "shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues, and they became more intense on the eve of the meeting of the Contact Group, along the entire line of contact."

"Kiev does not plan to punish its security officials for actions that violate the ceasefire and often lead to tragic consequences," RIA Novosti quoted Gryzlov as saying.

Earlier, the DPR accused the Ukrainian Armed Forces of shelling a village near Gorlovka.