KYIV. Sept 4 (Interfax) - Tensions remained in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine as of Wednesday night but the artillery fire intensity had declined, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Information Analysis Center speaker Andrei Lysenko said.
"We have been witnessing a decline in fire intensity, including the intensity of use of the artillery and other weapons," Lysenko said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday.
He said the Ukrainian forces continued to organize the firing positions and were prepared to fulfill the orders from their command.