The military of Ukraine does not record the approach of forces to the line of demarcation in the Donbass

“So far, our intelligence has not observed such movements,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

The situation in the Donbass remained tense but under control throughout February 17, Pavlyuk said.

Earlier, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov announced an increase in Kiev's provocations in the Donbass in the last 24 hours.

Ruslan Yakubov, head of the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire, called on the command of the Ukrainian security forces to return to a ceasefire.