OSCE Special Observation Mission in Ukraine: Nearly 2,000 Ceasefire Violations in One Day
According to the latest report of diplomats from the OSCE Special Observation Mission in Ukraine in the early morning of the 20th local time, there were nearly 2,000 violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine in one day on the 19th, the highest number this year.
Ukrainian interior minister allegedly shelled on front line
According to multiple media reports, Ukrainian Interior Minister Monastirsky "encountered multiple shells exploding nearby" during his inspection of eastern Ukraine on the 19th.
Monastirski and his party immediately entered a bulletproof bunker in a local village to take shelter.
Ukrainian army says two Ukrainian soldiers killed in shelling
The Ukrainian military reported on the 19th that the number of shelling on the side of the "ceasefire line" controlled by the Ukrainian government forces in the eastern Luhansk region continued to increase.
Video released by the Ukrainian Armed Forces Press Service shows a Ukrainian military checkpoint in a village near the city of Luhansk being shelled.
The Ukrainian military also released news on the same day that two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the shelling in the eastern region.
Ukrainian civilian armed forces accuse Ukrainian government army of launching shelling
The eastern Ukrainian civil armed group posted on social media on the 19th, accusing the Ukrainian government army of launching shelling on the civilian-controlled area and saying that they would respond accordingly.
Udong civil armed leaders sign general mobilization order
The leader of the civil armed forces in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine also issued a video speech on the 19th, saying that the Ukrainian military is carrying out large-scale attacks on the civilian-controlled areas in the eastern region.
In this regard, he has signed a general mobilization order, calling on his compatriots to join the local armed forces to resist the attack of the Ukrainian army.
On the same day, the leaders of the Luhansk civic armed forces in eastern Ukraine also issued a general mobilization order, recruiting all adult males aged 18 to 55 to join the army, and prohibiting adult males aged 18 to 55 from leaving the Luhansk region.