Earlier, Zelensky called reports of shell explosions in the Rostov region on the border with Ukraine a provocation and a lie.

Zakharova noted that in this situation it is difficult not to succumb to emotions.

“The statement “they shoot themselves” in relation to the inhabitants of Donbass could only be made by a soulless cynic, given how many people in the DPR and LPR have died over the years,” the Telegram message says.

On the morning of February 19, an explosion occurred on the territory of the Tarasovsky district of the Rostov region.

As a result of the incident, no one was injured.

On the fact of this incident, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case.

Later, information appeared about another explosion of a shell on the territory of the Rostov region. 

The border department of the FSB of Russia in the Rostov region confirmed the entry of two ammunition into the territory of Russia.