Foreign Ministers of Germany and France condemned shelling of residential areas in Donbass

It is reported by RIA Novosti.

“The increased frequency of ceasefire violations along the contact line in recent days is a matter of serious concern,” their joint statement says.

The parties condemn the shelling of residential areas as a clear violation of the Minsk agreements.

Earlier, the deputy head of the People's Militia Department of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Eduard Basurin, said that the Ukrainian military had begun shelling along the entire line of contact in the Donbass.

The head of Gorlovka, Ivan Prikhodko, told RT about the shelling of the villages of Zaitsevo and Zhovanka that took place on the evening of February 18.

Prior to this, the representative office of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic in the JCCC reported 29 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces per day.